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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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UCLA |

An easy life hack to make weekends more refreshing

Does treating your weekend like a vacation make you happier? A working paper says yes.
Jeff Mackie Mason UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Why UC split with publishing giant Elsevier

Universal open access to UC research and contained costs were important, unmet goals.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Warm seas scatter fish

Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine, UC Riverside scientists identify a new world for hackers

A sensitive DNA synthesis procedure will need more protection to ensure bioterrorists aren't listening in.
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UC Irvine |

4 reasons the future will rely on humanities majors

As new technological and scientific advancements are made, humanists are needed at every turn.
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UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies tax incentives

Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don't have the positive impact they're supposed to.
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UCSF |

Google translates doctor's orders into Spanish and Chinese — with a few important caveats

Long, jargon-filled sentences have the potential to cause clinically significant harm, but overall, the algorithm impresses.
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UC San Diego via The Conversation |

Want to fight heart disease? Stand up.

Too much sitting has been connected to premature mortality, diabetes and more. Now, add heart disease to that list.
Patricia Cardoso
UC Riverside |

‘Real Women Have Curves’ director joins UC Riverside faculty

‘I think I just fell in love with the school and the people here,’ says Colombian-born Patricia Cardoso on stepping out from behind the camera.
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UC San Diego |

The science of work

Are innovators born or are they created? Elizabeth Lyons sets out to answer questions just like this.
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UCLA via The Conversation |

Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute

Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers, but neuroscience and psychology are revising that image.
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UC Davis |

How quickly we normalize extreme weather

Two billion tweets provide a glimpse into how we perceive our changing climate.