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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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Sneha Jayaprakash
UC San Diego |

Coding for a cause

Student entrepreneur wins $10,000 Microsoft award to develop app for social change.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Invention removes arsenic from water

Indian company licenses Berkeley Lab technology for treating contaminated water.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Scientists show which surfaces attract clingy Staph bacteria

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley researchers are investigating how shapes and surface texture influence the adhesion of infectious Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria. Their work could lead to a more nuanced understanding of what makes a surface less inviting to…
computer hacking
UC Riverside |

Companies join forces to stop hackers

Anti-malware company co-founded by UC Riverside alumnus is bought by company valued at $1 billion.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley’s Wikipedian-in-residence is a first

Scores of Cal undergrads are working to research and write articles for Wikipedia. Their coach is the first Wikipedian-in-residence at a U.S. college or university.
Volunteer student and patient Enrique Juarez Gonzalez
UCLA |

Students bring much-needed medical aid to Mexican community

UCLA's chapter of Flying Samaritans brings quality medical care to Tijuana's Colonia Margarita Moran.
"Frozen"
UCLA Today |

Mathematicians bring snow to life for Disney's 'Frozen'

UCLA researchers help create what are arguably the most realistic, animated snow scenes in any film.
UCLA Magazine |

Aiming for the final frontier

UCLA alumna has nailed the first big hurdle toward a one-way trip to Mars.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Yosemite bears' changing diet of human food

A new study reveals how much of our food has contributed to the diets of Yosemite bears over the past century.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley team takes its energy innovation to Capitol Hill

The latest in energy efficiency: a backpack-mounted system for quickly mapping energy use throughout a building and identifying ways to reduce it.
UC Newsroom |

Digitization project breathes new life into UC Libraries’ collections

Out-of-print treasures get new exposure in the digital realm.
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumnus up for "Best Picture" Oscar

"Nebraska" is one of several notable films produced by Ron Yerxa.