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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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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 Irvine |

Irvine historian publishes book on Chinese food's role in American culture

'Chop Suey, USA' explores how the popular ethnic cuisine altered our gastronomic landscape.
UC Merced |

Programs join to prevent obesity in families

Campus-nonprofit partnership gets a funding boost from the National Institutes of Health.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Toxic airborne pollutants linger long after tobacco smoke clears

Berkeley Lab researchers assess the health impacts of inhalable constituents of thirdhand smoke.
Joshua Bloom
UCLA |

Doctoral candidate wins American Book Award

Prize goes to Joshua Bloom and co-author Waldo Martin of UC Berkeley for 'Black Against Empire,' acclaimed history of the Black Panthers.
UC Newsroom |

U.S. News ranks 9 UC campuses among best in the world

UC Berkeley and UCLA make top 10 in magazine's new global university rankings that emphasize research prowess.
Sarah Funes
UC Berkeley |

Hell-bent on getting out the vote

Sarah Funes’ million-dollar question is how to get minorities excited about voting. The UC Berkeley junior says her political passion comes from being “Latin, a woman and disabled. I want to elect people who look like me.”
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UCLA |

UCLA creates nation’s largest self-replenishing fund for green projects

Savings from new sustainability projects will be rolled over to fund future projects.
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UC Newsroom |

UC hosts tech summit

Tech summit draws UC and industry leaders to explore applications that build on the things that make college great.
UC Santa Barbara |

Aiming for a carbon neutral future

Representatives from UC campuses and research labs meet to discuss the ambitious systemwide Carbon Neutrality Initiative.
Brittany Maynard
California Magazine |

Brittany Maynard plans to end her life

In the face of a terminal diagnosis, the UC Berkeley grad has taken control of her life — and death.
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay and Heather Jensen
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Boosting biogasoline production in microbes

Biology and genetic engineering join forces to fuel production of a type of alcohol in E. coli.
UC Newsroom |

Spicy science: Producing hotter peppers

How hot do you like your peppers? Spicy pepper seekers, take heart: University of California researchers are studying ways to make hotter jalapeños.