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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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UC San Diego |

Father’s life is saved after receiving heart, kidney and liver transplant

The triple organ transplant is the first in the nation to use three organs from a donor after circulatory death using an innovative approach for organ recovery.
Junpyo Kwon working on the biodegradable circuit
Berkeley Lab |

Print, recycle, repeat: Scientists demonstrate a biodegradable printed circuit

The breakthrough could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from the landfill.
People sitting on a hillside watching Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall erupt
UC Santa Barbara |

How a popular volcano is changing what we know about how volcanoes work

Recent findings from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall eruptions change what we know about the fundamentals of volcanoes.
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UCLA |

These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children

UCLA-led research links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.
UC President Drake
UC Office of the President |

A message from UC President Drake denouncing anti-Semitism, bigotry and hate

President Drake and the University of California condemn these cowardly and hateful acts in the strongest terms.
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UC Newsroom |

UC nabs top spots in 2022-23 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

Two UC campuses tie for the best public university in the country, with six total in the top 10.
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UCSF |

How our eye movements during sleep correspond to what we look at in our dreams

Multiple brain regions coordinate to conjure wholly imagined worlds in our sleep, study shows.
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UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |

How we misunderstand anxiety and miss out on its benefits

How feeling anxious can give us motivation and insights about ourselves, if we respond to it the right way.
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UC Merced |

Coalition involving UC Merced awarded $65 million in Build Back Better Funds

It is the the largest federal grant ever awarded to the Central Valley, and will aid the launch of a state-of-the-art agricultural technology hub that connects farmers to industry.
A woman looking at a nutrition label in a store
UC Santa Barbara |

A nutrition label for Earth

Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products.
Randy W. Schekman (on the right) and Martin Vetterli speak in front of masked students
UC Newsroom |

Application deadline nears for extraordinary fellowship that unites young scientists with Nobel laureates

The UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellowship is open to students and postdocs from all 10 UC campuses, as well as the three UC-affiliated National Laboratories. The deadline is October 17, 2022.
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UC Newsroom |

Good news on paying for college: Four ways UC is helping families

Prospective UC students can take heart: UC provides generous aid and is doing even more to keep a world-class education affordable.