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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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UC Newsroom |

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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Gender gap in STEM UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

The STEM gender gap is not where you think

A UC Santa Barbara professor seeks to explain why certain countries are more likely to see women in STEM than others.
GPS accuracy
UC Riverside |

GPS accuracy down to the centimeter from UC Riverside

Technology will be used for high precision positioning in mobile devices, autonomous vehicles and related applications.
You won't see waste like this around UCR. Multiple programs have significantly reduced food waste on campus, through recycling programs and raising awareness with speakers such as journalist and author Jonathan Bloom on Feb. 16 and 17.
UC Riverside |

Why do we waste so much food, and why does it matter?

Food waste expert Jonathan Bloom, author of 'American Wasteland,' to speak at UC Riverside Feb. 16 and Palm Desert Center Feb. 17.
UC San Francisco brain structure study
UC San Francisco |

Mothers may pass brain structure linked to depression to daughters

A UC San Franciso study is the first to show that emotional circuitry may be matrilineally transmitted.
UC San Francisco IVF
UC San Francisco |

UC San Francisco discovery may boost in vitro fertilization outcomes

Researchers identify a fertility indicator that could lead to less invasive egg testing.
Saru Jayaraman and Mark Bittman
UC Berkeley |

'Forked': Rating eateries on how they treat workers

In new book, UC Berkeley's Saru Jayaraman — a leading expert on what it’s like to work in the restaurant industry — offers 14 case studies and ranks working conditions at eateries ranging from greasy-spoon diners to national chains and white-…
Citrus greening disease studied by UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

Uncoding a citrus tree killer

UC Riverside-led team awarded $4 million grant to fight disease using CRISPR technology developed at UC Berkeley.
UC San Diego 3-D liver printing
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego lab prints 3-D functioning liver tissue

New model derived from stem cells could make drug development faster and more cost-effective.
Shinkendo UCLA
UCLA |

Psychiatrist finds balance on a blade’s edge

When he's not researching schizophrenia, UCLA's Dr. Joseph Pierre is mastering the practice of Shinkendo.
Pedestrian detection
UC San Diego |

New algorithm learns to 'watch where you're going'

UC San Diego engineers devise a pedestrian detection technology that could be used in self-driving cars.
UC Berkeley |

Cockroach inspires robot that squeezes through cracks

UC Berkeley scientists study bugs' crawling secret to build a better search and rescue robot.
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside researcher finds potential for a double earthquake

Temblor on one fault can spread to another more easily than previously thought, with serious implications for Los Angeles and elsewhere.