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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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Daniel Swain, wearing khakis and a maroon shirt, leans against a low adobe-colored wall, with a snowy forest in the backdrop and an arched breezeway behind him.
UC Newsroom |

The weather whisperer

When climate catastrophe looms, reporters and legislators call up UCLA’s Daniel Swain to explain what’s happening and why.
Three laughing Indigenous Native American portraits by Ryan RedCorn
UC San Diego |

Laughter as Medicine: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

UC San Diego is celebrating the rich traditions and important contributions of Native people during Native American Heritage Month, starting with a talk by “Reservation Dogs” writer and artist Ryan RedCorn.
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UC Riverside |

Speaking in color: Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals

Scientists have engineered a way for a plant to show the presence of a banned pesticide in water without affecting its other functions.
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UC San Diego |

Beyond UFOs: The future of Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena

Astrophysicist Shelley Wright discusses NASA and the search for intelligent life.
UC Berkeley football stadium from above without the Pac-12 logo
California Magazine |

From Kumbaya to Lord of the Flies

Chancellor Christ on how the Pac-12 fell apart and Cal’s future in the ACC.
Woman recovering from breast cancer wearing a scarf on her head stares out the window
UC San Francisco |

Breast cancer riddle: Best ways to screen and treat

A UCSF expert explains how to safely improve routine screening practices.
Two people in silhouette look at a large series of screens with visuals of different California landscapes, and a topographical video map of California to the left
UC Newsroom |

UC claims 4 spots on TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2023” list

The magazine recognizes four inventions developed or advanced in UC laboratories among 200 products that TIME’s editors describe as “changing how we live, work, play, and think about what’s possible.”
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UC Newsroom |

More than half of UC transfer students pay no tuition: 8 little-known facts about paying for UC

The cost of transferring to UC shouldn’t keep you up at night. Here are 8 encouraging facts about affordability at UC.
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UC Newsroom |

Celebrating a record-setting investment in climate research for California

Climate scientists and state officials gathered in Sacramento last week to kick off a new round of research projects funded by a $185 million partnership between UC and the State of California.
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UC Berkeley |

Rescuing dissent: Inside the year-long mission to bring prominent Putin critics to UC Berkeley

Russian social science professors Ilya Matveev and Ilya Budraitskis, renowned for their expertise on authoritarianism, fled their country after Russia invaded Ukraine. A faculty and staff coalition helped give them a safe harbor at UC Berkeley.
Paleoecology professor Sora Kim
UC Merced |

New project focuses on women of color in the geosciences throughout UC

A three-year grant will launch a network to provide community, belonging, access, advocacy and resources to overcome barriers to success.
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UCLA |

Romance or nomance? Adolescents prefer to see less sex, more friendships, platonic relationships on screen

Teens and young adults think romance is overused in the media they consume.