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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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Yosemite
California Magazine |

Love national parks? Thank UC Berkeley

A century ago, Cal alumni had a major influence on both launching and maintaining the National Park system.
UC Berkeley |

Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality

What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to help someone less fortunate? That's not so far-fetched.
do it in dark tank top
UC Newsroom |

UC Santa Barbara goes lights out to win energy conservation contest

All UC campuses participated in the Campus Conservation Nationals, which challenges students, faculty and staff at 186 university campuses to reduce energy and water use.
CRISPR
UC Berkeley |

Scientists call for caution in using DNA-editing technology

Its ease and effectiveness may prompt physicians to use the technology before its safety can be assessed.
UCSD Gospel Choir
UC San Diego |

Singing their hearts out

UC San Diego Gospel Choir tops the charts among students.
University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla listen as volunteer Karemah Alhark talks about the Ocean View Growing Grounds.
UC San Diego |

President Napolitano visits UC San Diego Global Food Initiative project

The Ocean View Growing Grounds, formerly a vacant lot, is now a thriving community garden thanks to a partnership between the local community and UC San Diego.
Pnky
UC San Francisco |

Making neurons from stem cells

Eyes are on Pnky, a noncoding RNA found in brain stem cells — it may have a broad range of clinical applications.
Stephen Mayfield, UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

'Green Revolution 2.0' meeting draws researchers, new ideas

Scientists confront a difficult problem: How to feed and provide fuel for countries such as India, Brazil, Mexico and China, which are not only projected to dramatically expand their populations in the decades ahead, but have rapidly developing economies that…
UC Newsroom |

Brown, Napolitano report on budget discussions

Governor, UC president describe talks as 'positive, productive' at UC Regents meeting.
UC Merced
UC Merced |

UC Merced outlines plan to double physical capacity

The ‘2020 Project’ aims to create more than 10,000 construction jobs in the San Joaquin Valley and allow enrollment to grow to 10,000 students.
A craftsman from Santa Cruz Timberframes works on an original timber slated to become part of the re-creation of the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn.
UC Santa Cruz |

Barn raising set at UC Santa Cruz

On March 21, professionals and volunteers will assemble and raise the timber framing for the re-creation of the historic Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the campus entrance -- timbers are exact duplicates of 150-year-old construction methods.
Adanna Duru
UC Riverside |

Freshman crooner makes top 11 on American Idol

Adanna Duru performed the Bruno Mars song 'Runaway Baby' last week, and ran away with some nice compliments from the judges.