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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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horseshoe bat
UC Davis |

SARS-like virus discovered in Chinese horseshoe bats

First-ever isolation of related virus ultimately will lead to opportunities for vaccine development.
UC Newsroom |

Undergrad research opportunities address social issues

More than half of all UC undergrads work on research projects while at UC, an experience that can be transformative.
UC Davis |

For fish and rice to thrive in Yolo Bypass, ‘just add water’

Rice fields in California’s Yolo Bypass provide an all-you-can-eat bug buffet for juvenile salmon seeking nourishment on their journey to the sea.
FUEGO satellite
UC Berkeley |

Time is ripe for fire detection satellite

Researchers have designed a fire-spotting satellite that could be built for a few hundred million dollars – a fraction of the nation’s annual fire-fighting budget – and orbited to spot fires earlier and save lives and property.
UC Berkeley |

Low-wage fast-food jobs leave hefty tax bill

Fast food may seem cheap, but a new report says the fast-food industry costs American taxpayers nearly $7 billion annually because its jobs pay so little that 52 percent of fast food workers are forced to sign their family members up for public assistance.
deep sea ecosystem - carbonates
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |

World ocean systems undermined by climate change by 2100

Scientists warn against the high risk of degradation of marine ecosystems and the human hardships that may result.
UC Newsroom |

UC leaders urge high school students to aim high

'Achieve UC' presents higher education as an achievable goal for underrepresented students.
UC Berkeley |

Randy Schekman awarded 2013 Nobel Prize

Professor of molecular and cell biology won prize in physiology or medicine for work on how yeast secretes proteins.
UC Office of the President |

President Janet Napolitano visits Merced campus

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Oct. 3) met with the chancellor, faculty, students and staff of UC Merced, the system's youngest campus.Napolitano chose to visit Merced during the first week of her tenure as UC president to get…
UC Office of the President |

President Napolitano discusses issues with students

Student regents and others relate experiences surrounding immigration, other topics.
UC Office of the President |

University of California welcomes President Napolitano

Former head of Homeland Security assumes post as university's 20th, and first woman, president.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Physicist named MacArthur 'genius' fellow

Physicist developed method of digitally restoring old audio recordings that are too fragile to play.