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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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Keith Watenpaugh and Kurdish students
UC Davis |

Syrian war producing ‘lost generation’ of college-age students

“The war will end but the young people who would be integral in rebuilding the country are being left behind.”
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Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Giant laser recreates extreme conditions inside planets

Using the world's largest laser, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created the extreme temperatures and pressures found inside planets like Jupiter.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Next-generation dark matter experiments get green light

Berkeley Lab to lead new underground project in hunt for dark matter.
UC Newsroom |

UC hospitals rank among the nation's best

UC has two of the nation's top 10 hospitals and all five of its medical centers rank among the nation's best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Mario Garcia
UC Santa Barbara |

Latino profiles defy stereotypes

A book by UC Santa Barbara professor Mario García offers young Latinos a new narrative.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Tallying numbers of giant sea bass

Researchers want recreational divers and snorkelers to report any and all sightings of this once overfished species.
Dry fields and hills, San Joaquin, CA
UC Davis |

California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen

New report sounds warning on over-reliance on groundwater reserves.
UC Newsroom |

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.