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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 San Francisco |

HIV research: a long view on a small virus

UCSF AIDS pioneer continues to uncover the biological mysteries of the virus that has defined a generation.
UC Santa Cruz |

Dark galaxies of the early universe spotted for the first time

For the first time, dark galaxies — an early phase of galaxy formation, predicted by theory but unobserved until now — may have been spotted.
UC San Diego |

Using biomarkers to identify and treat schizophrenia

Researchers say lab-based tests may be a boon to both clinicians and researchers.
UC San Diego |

What happens when we sunburn

Researchers describe inflammatory mechanism — the common response to too much sun exposure — for first time.
UCLA |

3.8M Californians were food insecure during recession

Economic downturn hit families with children, low-income Latinos particularly hard.
UC Office of the President |

Morrill Act: honoring our land grant history

150 years ago, legislation spawned the University of California; its principles are still at work.
UC San Francisco |

Lower-nicotine cigarettes may help smokers quit

Smokers in study did not overcompensate for lower nicotine content.
UC San Francisco |

Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid causes concern over health coverage

Health disparities could grow across the nation as a result of court opinion.
UCLA |

UCLA heart transplant program performs 2,000th transplant

UCLA's program, founded in 1984, is the first in the western U.S. and only the second in the world to reach 2,000 transplants.
UC Davis |

Discovery may lead to tastier new tomato varieties

Finding could mean vintage flavor and quality for more of the summer favorite.
UC San Francisco |

Forum on aftermath of court ruling on health care law

UCSF and Hastings Law experts will convene on Friday to discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Understanding what’s up with the Higgs boson

Berkeley Lab scientists, major contributors to the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, explain what the excitement is about.