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UC announces record-breaking admissions for fall 2024

The University of California admitted the largest and most diverse class in its history for fall 2024, including big jumps in admission offers to California students, community college transfers and students historically underrepresented.

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Your ultimate guide to the 100+ UC athletes set to shine at the Paris Olympics

103 UC athletes, supported by 13 UC-affiliated coaches and staff, will be going for gold in the Summer Games, competing in 27 sports and representing 31 different nations and five UC campuses.

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UCLA |

Prince’s first manager reflects on the early days

"We were a family," says UCLA Extension’s Owen Husney.
Rebecca Bork (middle) and her children, Ava and Finn, are among those who benefit from having fresh produce delivered by UCLA students to the UCLA University Village.
UC Newsroom |

College campuses take on food waste

On UC campuses, the Global Food Initiative has spurred collaborations that unite students across the system.
Tea in its many forms will be explored at a UC Davis colloquium.
UC Davis |

International colloquium launches Global Tea Initiative

UC Davis positions itself to be research leader on yet another beverage.
UC president visits Arcata High School
UC Newsroom |

UC president urges Arcata students to consider UC

In visiting California's far north, President Napolitano hopes to draw more students from the region.
UC San Diego space red
The Conversation |

‘Ultracool’ dwarf star hosts three potentially habitable planets

A UC San Diego physicist has broken new ground in the search for life beyond Earth.
UCSF Stephen Hauser
UC San Francisco |

Wrapping up multiple sclerosis at UCSF

With one drug to shut down its progression and another to undo its damage, MS doesn’t stand a chance.
The Man in the Iron Mask UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

Mystery unmasked

UC Santa Barbara historian solves 17th-century case of The Man in the Iron Mask.
Wildfire UC
UC Cooperative Extension |

Not just climate change: Study finds human activity is a major factor driving wildfires

People are responsible for more than 90 percent of California fires, says a UC Berkeley scientist.
UC Riverside cheating
UC Riverside |

Cheaters never win, finds new study

A UC Riverside sociologist's experiment shows that selfish behavior lowers levels of happiness.
Tom K. Wong UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

From Riverside’s Casa Blanca to the White House

A UC San Diego professor discusses his journey from undocumented to White House policy adviser on immigration.
UC Merced Bhat
UC Merced |

Researchers dive into big data to predict NBA winners

A UC Merced professor and his students run simulations of playoff games — with startling accuracy.
UC San Diego catshark
UC San Diego |

Biofluorescent catsharks, glowing in the deep

UC San Diego study uses "shark-eye" vision to reveal how species may communicate underwater.