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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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UC president highlights international research in APLU speech

Addressing higher ed leaders, Janet Napolitano says public research universities are uniquely positioned to tackle audacious global challenges.
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UC San Diego |

Friends are the family you choose

You and your friends have a lot in common — including genes, according to a genome-wide analysis.
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UC Riverside |

Science fiction through lens of racial inclusiveness

Prestigious grant will fund a yearlong exploration of ethnic futurisms.
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UC San Diego |

Acute glaucoma found to be an inflammatory disease

Acute form of the eye disease accounts for almost half of all cases of glaucoma in parts of Asia.
UC Merced students prepare to launch drone
UC Merced |

FAA approves data drone research at UC Merced

Permission to fly over the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve will allow imaging testing for a comprehensive aerial survey of the property.
UC Newsroom |

R&D kudos to lab researchers

Projects at all three UC-affiliated national laboratories make the R&D 100 award list.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Lab project to drive increase in building efficiency

FLEXLAB's flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components.
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UC Santa Barbara |

One for the books

New exhibit shines a spotlight on artists’ books.
Lawrence Livermore engineer Vanessa Tolosa
Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Developing world's first neural device to restore memory

Device aims to help those robbed of memory by injury or illness.
UC Office of the President |

Sam Hawgood biography

Sam Hawgood, the UC San Francisco Medical School dean who emerged from a national search as the top candidate to be the 10th UCSF chancellor after leading the campus in an interim role, is a highly accomplished scientist, educator and physician with a strong…
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UCLA |

Putting the brakes on concussion

Former Bruin, NFL players talk about their head injuries at event to educate parents, coaches and doctors on how to protect young football players.
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Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Design standards for dams are effective against earthquakes

Computer modeling confirms that soil filters — long used as a safety net against cracks in the dam's soil — perform well in the face of strong shaking.