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UC Newsroom |

Fresh faces on campus: Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads

Our new undergrads have never been more diverse or more inspiring. Here are a few of their stories.

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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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UC San Diego |

A new kind of authoritarianism: Democracy in decline at home and abroad

‘Future of Democracy’ faculty at UC San Diego sound the alarm on threats to democracy with new research.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal? Not for rural subsistence populations, say researchers

People in industrialized societies tend to be happiest in early and late life. New research from UC Santa Barbara shows that pattern is far from universal.
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UC Riverside |

Cultural war conflicts cost US schools billions of dollars

A team including faculty from UC Riverside launched a school superintendent survey, which provides an estimate of costs to K-12 schools for dealing with conflicts over race, LGBTQ+ rights, and book bans.
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UC Berkeley |

Capturing carbon from the air just got easier

UC Berkeley scientists developed a new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework, which quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air.
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UC Newsroom |

How UC students are unlocking the power of the youth vote

Meet UC students doing their part this election season to keep our democracy strong.
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UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? A new data dashboard sheds light on admissions for each academic discipline

Find out how to use the information and understand what it can and can't tell you.
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UC Berkeley |

Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be?

Recent polls show public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections is decreasing, largely among Republicans. But this doesn’t signal that our elections are less reliable — in fact, elections in the U.S. are more secure and accurate than 20 years ago, experts…
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UC Newsroom |

Want help transferring to UC? A new website streamlines the information you need

It’s a one-stop shop for all things transfer.
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UC San Diego |

Men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain

A new study from UC San Diego may help explain why women have more chronic pain and are less responsive to opioid treatments.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find

Executive functioning was the key cognitive domain impacted by vigorous exercise, such as HIIT protocols.
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UC Riverside |

What Americans still have in common

Author and UC Riverside creative writing professor Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.
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UC Newsroom |

From 'rock bottom' to 'dream job': How one doctor found his calling in giving back

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of UC PRIME, the innovative medical training program that's produced nearly a thousand outstanding physician leaders like Marco Angulo.