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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 San Francisco |

Codeine still prescribed for children

Despite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms.
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UC campuses rated greenest by Princeton Review

UC campuses are among the most environmentally friendly colleges in the country.
Meb Keflezighi wins 2014 Boston Marathon
UCLA |

UCLA alumnus Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon

A year after the bombings, UCLA's most accomplished distance runner, Meb Kefleghizi, wins the 118th race in 2:08:37.
UC Davis |

Chili peppers: born in Mexico

The world's most widely grown spice crop likely was first domesticated in central-east Mexico, according to a new study by UC Davis plant scientists and other researchers.
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UC San Diego |

Library gets digital archive of farm worker movement

Rich collection documents the work of Cesar Chavez and others in the labor struggles in Central California.
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UC Newsroom |

Pet care for the needy

Veterinary clinic provides free services — and holiday gift baskets — for animals whose humans are down on their luck.
UC Merced |

Researchers melt snow to see climate change impacts

The timing of snowmelt has implications for soil quality and, in turn, how things grow.
UC President Napolitano on aerial tour
UC Newsroom |

President Napolitano tours California agriculture

UC President Janet Napolitano witnessed firsthand the effects of the drought and learned about the university’s efforts to help farmers increase water efficiency and improve crop yields.
UC Riverside |

Remembering lives lost

California poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera's poems honor victims of bus crash, Kansas City shootings
UC San Diego |

Computer software accurately predicts student test performance

Study shows automatic recognition of facial expressions can track student engagement in real time.
UC Davis |

Historian wins Pulitzer Prize for second time

"The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia: 1771-1832" nets award for two-time winner Alan Taylor, expert on early American history.
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Bringing power and light to the Third World

UC Santa Barbara's John Bowers is helping bring low-cost solar lighting to Third World communities through Unite to Light.