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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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Six professors from UC Berkeley, now AAAS fellows
UC Newsroom |

37 UC scholars named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

AAAS is one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and being named a fellow is a lifetime honor.
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UC Newsroom |

Three new Grad Slam winners crowned in a battle for brevity

Contestants from UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside take home big wins and cash prizes.
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UC Newsroom |

How reggae came to Hawai‘i

A UC Davis scholar explores how a sound that arose from Jamaica’s postcolonial political struggle found a new home on airwaves in the Pacific.
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s rich and thriving poetic tradition goes back 100 years — and will keep you reading all year long

From poet laureates to Nobel Prize winners, UC has been a major influence on American poetry.
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UC Newsroom |

UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis

More than 700 medical students are earning their M.D. from a UC medical school this spring. The vast majority of these newly minted doctors — 73 percent — will stay in California for their residency training.
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UC San Diego |

Breakthrough study on post-traumatic stress disorder

A UC San Diego-led collaboration of researchers, institutions and databases makes advances on the understanding of the genetic component of PTSD.
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UC Berkeley |

In tough Oakland neighborhoods, a bold project builds public safety — and hope

The Possibility Lab at UC Berkeley is tapping the expertise of hundreds of residents to learn what helps them feel safe in their everyday lives.
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UC Riverside |

Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains

Scientists at UC Riverside have devised a vaccine that targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a given virus.
3 UCAN student ambassadors in business attire smile in front of the Capitol Building
UC Newsroom |

Three federal policies that matter to UC students right now

UC students traveled to DC to give lawmakers a primer on what policy changes students need.
Peregrine falcon, Annie, flies toward a hand holding up an iPhone. Photo of Annie by Bridget Ahern
UC Newsroom |

From near-extinction to global celebrity: the story of Annie and California’s peregrine falcons

Annie the peregrine falcon is UC Berkeley’s very own celebrity mom, with fans around the world — but 50 years ago, her species almost fell prey to extinction.
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UC Newsroom |

Grad Slam is on! Tune in and vote on May 3 as grad students wow with 3-minute talks

UC’s Grad Slam delivers a masterclass in concision and cutting-edge research.
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UC San Francisco |

How the inflamed brain becomes disconnected after a stroke

Research linking brain inflammation to broken neural “wires” creates a new opening for treating neurological disease.