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Coming of age in a warming world: How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action

How do UC students think about their futures, knowing that the climate they were born into will probably look a whole lot different than the one they grow old in?

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A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.

Hear how one student paid for a UC education. 

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UC San Francisco |

Young blood reverses brain aging

Study shows cognitive improvements in old mice when connected to the circulatory system of younger rodents.
Steve and Mark Kelly
UC San Diego |

NASA study focuses on identical twins

UC San Diego researcher will look at how long-term space flight affects fluid pressure in the brain and its implications for vision, during and after space travel has ended.
driverless car
UCLA |

Who is at fault when a driverless car gets in an accident?

Engineer: We already have the laws we need for dealing with this inevitable situation.
Maritza Cardenas
UC Newsroom |

Freshman thrives in research program

Public health program aimed at young women opened the door to undergraduate research and potential medical career.
John Southon and Benjamin Fuller
UC Irvine |

Down to the bones

Researchers sort out the sticky situation at the La Brea Tar Pits by refining methods for measuring the age of fossils.
Fig. 1 — Facebook for nature
Fig. 1 by University of California |

Facebook for nature

What can the flowers in your garden tell you about climate change? Fig. 1, a new video series, takes a look.
UCLA |

After single moms get laid off, their kids may suffer for years

Study finds children are less likely to graduate from high school and college, more likely to experience depression
UC Newsroom |

UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz ranked as best young universities

Campuses are top American institutions in Times Higher Education's 100 Under 50 rankings.
UC Newsroom |

10 UC professors elected to National Academy of Sciences

Faculty members honored for outstanding contributions to research by prestigious organization.
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UC San Diego |

Want a tot to "help" or "be a helper"?

Adults' word choice makes a big difference in getting young children to lend a hand.
UC Davis |

Law students seek to right historic wrong with posthumous California Bar admission of Chinese lawyer

Law students seek posthumous California Bar admission of Chinese lawyer who was denied license in 1890.
UC Newsroom |

Public college leaders united in effort to graduate more students

UC President Napolitano joins CSU, community college leaders in pledging to streamline transfers and call on state to reinvest in higher education.