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UC is No. 1 in patents in new U.S. ranking

UC is No. 1 in a National Academy of Inventors ranking of U.S. schools granted the most U.S. utility patents released today, March 19. Patents are a key driver of economic success and quality of life.

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10 tips on financial aid at the University of California. For starters: More than half of students pay no tuition.

UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting enough financial aid to cover all their tuition.

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cat eyes
UC Berkeley |

Hunter or prey? The eyes are the key

Pupil shape — horizontal, vertical or circular — is linked to animals’ place in the ecological web.
Bay Area fault map
UC Berkeley |

Calaveras-Hayward fault link means potentially larger quakes

Seismologists have proven that the Hayward and Calaveras faults are essentially the same system, meaning that a rupture on one could trigger a rupture on the other, producing considerably larger quakes than once thought.
faces
UC Berkeley |

Human faces are so variable because we evolved to look unique

The amazing variety of human faces – far greater than that of most other animals – is the result of evolutionary pressure to make each of us easily recognizable.
UC San Diego |

Herpes infected humans before they were human

The virus originated in chimpanzees and jumped into humans 1.6 million years ago.
polar bears
UC Berkeley |

Polar bear genome gives new insight into adaptations to high-fat diet

The polar bear — recently diverged from its brown cousins — has genes involved in fat metabolism that could provide insights that will help humans deal with health problems caused by high-fat diets.
G. Cristina Mora
UC Berkeley |

I say Hispanic. You say Latino. How did the whole thing start?

Sociologist traces the commercial, political and cultural interests that colluded in the 1970s to create a national Hispanic identity.
Sleeping dog
UC Davis |

Mutts aren't always healthier

Purebred dogs not always at higher risk for genetic disorders.
UC Santa Barbara |

UC's favorite sea slug poised for comeback

Blue-and-gold marine creature's numbers are climbing in Southern California waters.
polar bears
UC Santa Cruz |

DNA study clarifies relationship between polar bears and brown bears

Unusual population of brown bears on Alaskan islands turns out to have a remarkable and revealing history.
UC Irvine |

Psychopaths not all psychos

Many have no history of violent or criminal behavior, says professor Jennifer Skeem.
A fledgling peregrine falcon
UC Santa Cruz |

Peregrine population flies higher, thanks to UCSC's Predatory Bird Research Group

Peregrine falcon populations crashed in the 1960s as a result of DDT. UC people helped bring them back.