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UC Newsroom |

Notable UC books of 2024

Featuring New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the most talked about books of the year, catch up on some of the great reads you may have missed from UC authors.

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UC Newsroom |

12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.

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UC Davis |

$100 million to lead program to predict, prevent pandemic threats

PREDICT project is part of an international campaign to rapidly detect and respond to emerging viruses such as Ebola and SARS that move among people, wildlife and livestock.
UC Newsroom |

Regents approve long-term stability plan for tuition and financial aid

Plan is intended to help end annual 'feast or famine' budget cycle in which tuition rises and falls in relation to state funding.
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President Napolitano's remarks to regents

President Napolitano's opening remarks, UC Board of Regents meeting, as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chair Varner. Later this morning, during the Committee on Long-Range Planning, the Board will vote on a Long-Term Stability Plan for Tuition and…
UCSF Mission Bay hospital complex
UC San Francisco |

UCSF looks forward to hospital complex opening at Mission Bay

Three new hospitals for women, children and cancer patients are slated to open in February 2015.
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Natural Reserve System |

Systemwide program immerses students in the natural world

UC Natural Reserve System's Field Quarter Program offers extended, up-close observation of California habitats and opportunities for hands-on research.
UCLA |

Less learning time at high-poverty schools

Teachers lose more instructional time due to poor access to libraries, technology and qualified substitute teachers than do their counterparts at more affluent schools.
Interstellar
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Is Interstellar’s science so stellar?

Astrophysicist David Schlegel weighs in on Hollywood science and untapped concepts for future sci-fi flicks.
UC San Diego and UC Davis |

The dirty side of soap

Triclosan, a common antimicrobial in personal hygiene products, causes liver disease and cancer in mice.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Virus identified as top suspect in sea star wasting disease

Scientists remain puzzled over what triggered the current devastating outbreak, since virus that appears to cause the disease is not a newcomer.
'Instant Recess' at UCLA
UCLA |

Healthy Campus Initiative helps inspire new nationwide program

UCLA is one of 20 colleges and universities participating in the Partnership for a Healthier America’s program of the same name.
UC Berkeley |

More lightning with global warming

Lightning strikes may increase by up to 50 percent in the U.S., caused by warmer temperatures associated with climate change.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley chancellor on UC’s new tuition proposal

Plan is 'a necessary step in the right direction if the University of California is to maintain its excellence and mission.'