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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 San Diego |

Urban heat has large-scale climate effects

Researchers find that heat given off by metropolitan areas is enough to influence winter warming.
UCLA |

Mapping human brain goes worldwide

UCLA's Laboratory of Neuro Imaging will help aggregrate, reconstruct data as part of the Human Brain Project.
UC Berkeley |

Poor sleep in old age prevents us from storing memories

Memories get "stuck" — and eventually are erased — without deep sleep to move them to permanence.
UC San Diego |

People behave when guilt gets personal

Reminding people of the link between behaving unethically and being an unethical person keeps people honest.
UCLA |

'Cool' kids bully more

Both physical agression and spreading rumors seem to be rewarded by middle schoolers, with no difference between boys and girls.
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UC San Francisco |

UCSF Mission Bay at 10

UCSF celebrates the strides it has made since it launched its Mission Bay campus a decade ago.
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UC Office of the President |

A prescription for increasing diversity

UC medical schools make progress in attracting underrepresented minority students.
UCLA |

Retired NFL players have high levels of abnormal brain protein

Researchers found players with a history of concussions had elevated levels of tau protein, a precursor to both Alzheimer's and CTE, which afflicted the late Junior Seau.
UC Berkeley |

Fitful sleep can leave couples feeling unappreciated

Sleep deprivation can leave partners 'too tired to say thanks,' leaving one or the other feeling taken for granted.
UC Berkeley |

When mom is CEO at home, career takes a back seat

It’s often said that women can have it all – motherhood and a successful career. But a new study suggests that women who rule the household have less energy for or interest in being a rising star in the workplace.
UC Office of the President |

State leaders, regents upbeat about UC direction

In light of funding situation, tuition hike appears unlikely in the coming fiscal year.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley law school launches center on reproductive rights

Research hub will examine legal, economic and social impact of reproductive laws on women, families, communities.