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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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Carl Cranor with his books
UC Riverside |

What’s in your drinking water?

Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.
A green eye open against a green background
UC Berkeley |

Regaining sight

Blind mice regain sight with a simple gene therapy that could be available to humans in three years.
Ariel Krauss sitting in front of a computer with an image of a heart
UC Newsroom |

UC grad students pitch solutions in Sacramento

Ph.D. and master's students will show lawmakers how they are creating the next generation of advancements.
Jim Morrison holding a film camera up to Ray Manzarek
UCLA |

The Doors’ Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison as college students, preserved on film

The UCLA Film and Television Archive is crowdfunding an effort to preserve films featuring the two alums.
UC Merced professors sitting together
UC Merced |

New project aims to predict people likely to use firearms in suicides

Shocking stats about suicide by firearm (the most common method in the U.S.) move professors to action.
Kara Cooney at a desk with an open book
UCLA |

The parallels of female power in ancient Egypt and modern times

In her latest book, Kara Cooney notes how a ruler’s gender matters far less than whose agendas are served.
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UC Newsroom |

Thinking about graduate school? UC programs top US News 2020 rankings

Business, law, medicine, nursing, engineering and education programs are among the best in the nation — again.
Female STEM students standing together
UC Newsroom |

Opportunity rising: The UC women fostering equality every day

A Women's History Month tribute to current students who are integrating equality into their lives, every single day.
Bulldog bored at a desk
UC Berkeley |

Dragging? Blame the ‘time pollution’ of springing forward

The body doesn't take kindly to time change.
A comparison of two brains
UC Davis |

Dementia looks different in brains of Latinos

A first-of-its-kind study has uncovered dramatic racial differences in the brains of those with dementia.
Michelle Obama on stage at College Signing Day
UC Newsroom |

UC and Michelle Obama to cheer on California’s college-bound students

UCLA will host huge College Signing Day celebration of college opportunity.
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UC Newsroom |

Think you know women's history?

See how well you know these unforgettable UC women by taking our Women's History Month quiz.