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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 Newsroom |

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UC Davis |

Intelligence is malleable and can grow stronger, study says

The brain, like a muscle, can be strengthened and trained — an insight that can help low-achieving students.
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UC Newsroom |

The unstoppable Class of 2022

They’re ready to put their brilliance to work in ways that will make the world better for all of us.
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UC San Diego |

Take the leap: A conversation with UC alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir

She dreamed for years about sailing among the stars. Her actual experienced surpassed those expectations.
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UC Riverside |

No more 'flu for you?

Discovery blocks influenza virus’ replication in cells
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UC Davis |

California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings

In the first three years of California's 'red flag' law, nearly all Gun Violence Restraining Orders were filed by law enforcement.
Portrait of UC Irvine's Diane O’Dowd, vice provost for academic personnel.
UC Irvine |

What is Title IX?

A primer on 1972’s landmark anti-discrimination law.
UC Santa Cruz undergraduate student Claudia Paz Flores presents her research from the Haussler-Salama Lab during DNA Day.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC campuses join new alliance to increase Hispanic opportunity

By 2030, Alliance universities aim to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students and increase by 20 percent the Hispanic professoriate.
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UCSF |

LGBTQ+ health certificate addresses blind spots that turn patients away

Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
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UC Davis |

How crushes turn into love for young adults

Hookup culture does not seem to be the norm in real college life, says a first-of-its-kind early relationship study.
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UC Riverside |

Antibiotics wreak havoc on athletic performance

Knocking out gut bacteria deflates the will, ability to exercise, researchers find.
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UC San Diego |

Here’s an easy way to improve workplace stress — and anyone can do it.

Giving and receiving praise in the workplace may be key to managing day-to-day stress and can enhance performance under pressure.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch

The soon to be released, interactive, fast-paced game Squish was developed by UC Santa Cruz engineering and arts, games, & playable media students.