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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 Berkeley |

TV sports can cut crime, law students’ research shows

Researchers connect televised games to notable drops in crime levels.
UC Newsroom |

UC children's hospitals rank among best in U.S.

U.S. News honors children's hospitals at UC Davis, UCLA, UCSF and those affiliated with UC Irvine and UC San Diego.
Josh Osborn
UC San Francisco |

Teen’s recovery shows value of “next-generation” DNA sequencing

Joshua Osborn was fighting for his life in a Wisconsin hospital against a mysterious ailment. With his options dwindling, a team at UCSF employed advanced DNA sequencing technology to track down the culprit.
Miceli-Nelson family
UCLA |

Researchers combat lethal disease to save son and thousands like him

Their efforts have rallied others to the cause of defeating Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Donald Neuen
UCLA |

A grand finale for conductor extraordinaire

Donald Neuen officially retired at the age of 80 with a stirring concert at UCLA's Royce Hall.
UC San Diego |

Herpes infected humans before they were human

The virus originated in chimpanzees and jumped into humans 1.6 million years ago.
UC Berkeley |

Oxytocin helps old muscle work like new

Researchers find that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex — is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance and repair.
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UC Newsroom |

Thousands of new UC grads enter the world

Stories of triumph abound as UC confers diplomas on roughly 62,000 new graduates this year — many of whom will be the first in their family to go to college.
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Fig. 1 by University of California |

Into the archives of animation

Long before Pixar and today's CGI special effects extravaganzas, early animators of the silent era introduced new techniques into filmmaking.
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UC Newsroom |

World Cup may score points for exoskeleton development

Berkeley professor hopes the world’s most-watched sports event will shine a spotlight on technology that will benefit millions of paraplegics.
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UC Riverside |

Twitter tracking, from flu to Lady Gaga

Professor creates websites that track sentiment and volume of tweets and new stories of everything from health disorders to celebrities to real estate.
UC San Francisco |

Longer telomeres linked to brain cancer risk

Gene variants may promote overall health while increasing risk of gliomas.