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UC Newsroom |

Fresh faces on campus: Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads

Our new undergrads have never been more diverse or more inspiring. Here are a few of their stories.

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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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A view of yellow hills and dry trees in the Central Valley
UC San Diego |

Dangerous airborne fungus boosted by California droughts

Valley fever cases peak from September to November; drought temporarily dampens these peaks, but leads to bigger surges once rain returns
A young bearded man with red hair and protective glasses operates a small machine
UC Berkeley |

New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics

The catalytic process, discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley, efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors, bringing a circular economy for plastics one step closer to reality.
A device similar to a credit card machine that one hand is tapping and another pulling a piece out of the top
UCLA |

Lyme disease early detection could get boost from simpler, faster testing technology

An AI-enabled testing technology with point-of-care potential was shown to be accurate and reliable in UCLA-led study.
Woman wearing a face mask and coughing into her hand. They sky behind her is hazy with smoke.
UC Newsroom |

You know wildfire smoke is bad for you. But did you know it's this bad?

Breathing wildfire smoke harms our lungs — but the damage doesn't stop there. And UC research finds that wildfire smoke could be 10x more toxic than smoke from "everyday" sources like traffic and industry.
Group photo of the UCLA wheelchair basketball group in front of a basketball net
UC Newsroom |

As the Paralympics get underway, UCLA’s Michael Garafola is bringing adaptive sports to the mainstream.

Adaptive athletics, or sports with modifications in rules or equipment to allow people of different abilities to compete, offer thrills and community to students, faculty and staff.
An older woman with gray hair and glasses sits at a computer at the dining room table, smiling and talking with a younger woman standing beside her
UC Davis |

Innovative new technology helps seniors age in place

Interactive tech can help older adults live alone and ease caregiver fatigue.
A black and white dog in front of a soundboard
UC San Diego |

Dogs understand words from soundboard buttons, study reveals

The study is the first empirical paper to emerge from the world’s largest longitudinal project on button-trained pets.
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UCLA |

Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe

Radiation from dark matter may have kept hydrogen gas hot enough to condense into black holes.
Pedestrians walking down a street, where the human figures are abstracted into red, yellow and green colors like a heat map
UC Santa Barbara |

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down

It’s not quite heat vision, but mosquitoes do use thermal infrared to find human hosts.
Hands holding up three emojis: a neutral face, a sad face and a happy face
UC Berkeley |

Stop worrying about being happy

New psychology research suggests worrying about being happy makes people unhappy.
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UC Newsroom |

UC study addresses the nexus of the housing crisis, climate change, and habitat loss

Researchers funded by a California Climate Action Seed and Matching Grant are examining how the urban housing crisis drives development to natural areas.
A woman singing into an air microphone
UC Santa Cruz |

Singing from memory unlocks a surprisingly common musical superpower

Go ahead and sing in the shower — you might just have perfect pitch.