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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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Online education seen as key part of curriculum

Course catalog could comprise as much as 11 percent of undergrad curriculum over the next five years.
UC Office of the President |

Sustainability savings add up: $91M and counting

Green building, use of renewable energy sources, other efforts propel UC toward goal of net-zero carbon footprint.
UC Riverside |

App helps catch drunk drivers

Suspect that driver's had one too many? Professor-student collaboration lets you record and report with ease.
UC Office of the President |

Online education aims to meet undergrads' needs

Report highlights development of for-credit courses as part of the undergraduate curriculum.
UCLA Today |

Professor rents home to homeless family for $1 a month

Inspired by someone’s good deed, Tony Tolbert moved out of his home and rented it to a struggling family for $1 a month. Now others who have heard of his selfless act are paying it forward.
UC Berkeley |

Psychologists present research on sleep, awe

Intriguing findings will be in the spotlight at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting in New Orleans.
UC Office of the President |

UC to get modest boost from state budget

Governor's 2013-14 spending plan increases funds for operations, seeks to shift additional funds to base budget.
UC Davis |

Home aquarium species a potential threat to California waters

Flushing Nemo down the drain can introduce invasive or aggressive species downstream.
UCLA |

Jazz legends named professors

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter will mentor select students in Herb Alpert School of Music.
UCLA |

Genes help overfill the jeans

Don't blame just the burger and fries: Genetics does play a role in obesity.
UC Berkeley |

Exocomets may be as common as exoplanets

Which, according to astronomer Barry Welsh's research, may be pretty common indeed.
UC San Francisco |

Are residencies the future of nurse practitioner training?

UCSF-UCLA partnership offers both hands-on learning for students and benefits for community clinics.