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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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UC San Francisco |

Zinc may contribute to kidney stones

New research points to levels of the mineral as a culprit behind the painful urinary condition.
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UC San Diego |

Researchers find gene mutation that restricts vision to black and white

Gene mutation strips color from sight and causes near-blinding sensitivity to bright light.
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UC Berkeley |

Poor sleep linked to toxic buildup of Alzheimer’s protein, memory loss

Deposits of beta-amyloid appear to lead to a vicious cycle in which sleep is further disturbed and memory impaired.
UC San Diego |

Programming probiotics for early detection of liver cancer

Genetically programmed over-the-counter probiotics spotlight liver cancer through a urine test.
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UC San Diego |

Software reads kids’ expressions to measure pain

Software reads children’s facial expressions to gauge their level of pain.
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UC San Diego |

Cloudy shrimp, thanks to ocean acidification

Increased acidity is linked to more calcium in shrimp shells and, as a result, decreased shrimp transparency.
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UC Merced |

Most Americans could eat locally

More than 90 percent of the United States can eat food grown or raised within 100 miles of their homes — a boon for nutrition, the economy and sustainable agriculture.
UC San Francisco |

UCSF launches healthy beverage initiative

Health sciences campus — which has done considerable research on the dangers of sugar — will focus sales on zero-calorie and nutritious drinks.
Julie Guthman, UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz professor honored for research in food justice issues

Julie Guthman, whose research looks at agricultural systems, food justice issues and environmental health, has been selected to receive the 2015 Excellence in Research Award from the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society.
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UC Berkeley |

Is motorcycle lane-splitting safe? New report says it can be

Car motorists may not like it, but lane-splitting at moderate speeds doesn't necessarily pose a greater risk for injury.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, 'Big Bang Theory'
UCLA |

'Big Bang Theory’ creates scholarship fund for STEM students

Scholarship endowment has already raised more than $4 million for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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UCLA |

Even when at rest, our brains prepare us to be social

The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to get us ready to be social in our spare moments.