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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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A man walking in a citrus grove
UC Davis |

75 percent of Florida's oranges have been lost to disease. Can science save citrus?

Farmers and researchers try to hold off a deadly citrus greening that's now reached California long enough to find a cure.
Mathieu Prévot displays water collected by the harvester
UC Berkeley |

Water harvester makes it easy to drink water from thin air

A device that cycles 24/7 to produce enough water from desert air to drink is close to hitting the market.
Woman looking at reviews on her laptop
UCLA Anderson Review |

That online hotel review you wrote? It matters

Ratings act as free advertising for hotels with good reviews, a new study finds.
Senior man in a hat playing video games excitedly
UC Irvine |

Why grandpa and grandma should be playing video games

Online brain exercises can help seniors multitask as well as people 50 years younger.
Moisturizer dish with a woman dipping her hands into it
UCSF |

Moisturizers may be turning your skin into ‘Swiss cheese’

What some lotions do to your skin could make your skin crawl. Researchers explain.
Students at UC Berkeley
UC Newsroom |

UC earns even more recognition as one of the world’s best universities

Several new rankings confirm UC as an academic powerhouse.
A drone with wildfire in the background
UC Riverside |

A search engine tool for first responders

Real-time text, photo and video data could help first responders better allocate resources when disaster strikes.
Heat map of the world's climate
UC Merced |

Media creates false balance on climate science, study shows

About half of mainstream media visibility goes to climate-change deniers, many of whom are not climate scientists.
Bluetana phone app in the lab
UC San Diego |

New app allows inspectors to find gas pump skimmers faster

A new tool will help detect devices that criminals install in gas pumps to steal consumer credit and debit card data.
Woman jogging up grey steps outdoors
UC Irvine |

Should doctors write prescriptions for exercise?

Scientists are trying to understand whether we can know enough about exercise to prescribe it.
Nettie Hunt with daughter on steps of Supreme Court
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley to mark ‘400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice’

A yearlong observation will focus on African Americans’ extraordinary contributions to American life and the struggle for justice.
Kamata's team in the lab
UCLA |

Nanocapsule reaches cancer that has spread to central nervous system in mice

A single dose eliminated all B-cell lymphoma that had metastasized to the animals’ central nervous system.