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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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UC Newsroom |

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 Irvine |

Head Start makes a difference for disadvantaged kids

Children with little academic stimulation in the home stand to benefit most from the program.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Bitcoin or bust?

Scholars dissect the popular — and polarizing — digital currency.
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumna confirmed as NOAA administrator

Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 10th administrator.
UC Merced |

Research universities create economic spillover

A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local labor income.
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UC Santa Barbara |

You should be ashamed — or maybe not

Sociologist examines the ubiquity of shame and its role in aggression and depression.
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UC Newsroom |

Food system career started with a single bite

Sampling a tasty tomato set Tim Galarneau on the path to blending agriculture and food with sustainability.
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses ranked among world's best

Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings include Berkeley, UCLA, San Francisco, San Diego, Davis and Santa Barbara in its annual list.
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UCLA |

Astronomers watch asteroid's disintegration

Crumbling asteroid has divided into as many as 10 pieces, the Hubble telescope has revealed; its breakup may be due to the effect of sunlight.
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UC Berkeley |

Preschoolers outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos

Tots outperform college students in certain learning tasks because they are more flexible and less biased in their ideas about cause and effect.
UC Santa Cruz |

Barbie: narrowing girls' career horizons?

Girls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them, compared with the options available to boys.
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UCLA |

Cost concerns play bigger role in college choice

Survey of freshmen reveals they are weighing costs, financial aid more heavily in selecting a college or university.
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UC San Francisco |

E-cigarettes are gateway to nicotine addiction for teens

First U.S. national study strongly links e-cigarettes with smoking for many adolescents.