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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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UC Office of the President |

Regents appoint UC's first woman president

Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, will assume university's top post in September, succeeding Mark Yudof.
UC Office of the President |

Governor signs 2013-14 budget

UC gets 5 percent more in coming fiscal year, allowing tuition to freeze at current levels through 2013-14.
UC San Francisco |

Brain pathway may control addiction relapse

Link between memory and cravings appears to hold sway over addiction relapse.
UC Berkeley |

Mental toll of tiger parenting

Authoritarian parenting aims for children's success — but often results in depression, anxiety and poor social skills.
UCLA |

Dwindling snowfall forecast for L.A.'s peaks

Southern California may lose 30 to 40 percent of annual snowfall by midcentury.
UC Irvine |

Ordinary items yield extraordinary benefits for autistic boys

At-home sensory therapy with common household items yields notable gains.
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UC Riverside |

New ‘electronic nose’ nano-sensor being developed for food safety, Health

Deal signed to develop products, testing platform for nano-sensor designed to help detect deadly pathogens in food supply chain.
UC Santa Barbara |

Fruit flies offer clues to salt influence

Animals prefer low-salt foods over high. Fruit flies help unravel the underlying science.
UC Riverside |

Sleep linked to emotional memory

Researchers pinpoint mechanism that consolidates information for long-term memory.
UCLA |

Antihistamines may increase pregnancy risks for women with severe morning sickness

Antihistamines used as nausea remedy may carry risk of premature birth, low birth weight.
UC Riverside |

New book explains extraordinary gender differences in animal kingdom

Riverside biologist's new book proclaims 'vive la difference.'
UC Riverside |

Male guppies reproduce even after death

Fish sperm survives in females for 10 months or more — much longer than the male fish.