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UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA
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UC Newsroom |
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UC San Francisco |
Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The center is dedicated to the proposition that “taking action on climate change is one of the most powerful health interventions of our time.”
UCLA |
After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
UC Irvine |
Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior
Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
UC Berkeley |
Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees
Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.
UC Santa Cruz |
Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022
Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
UC Merced |
Baby formula shortages and COVID-19 led to risky feeding practices, study suggests
One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.
UC Newsroom |
Are you ready to vote? Get prepared!
UC student leaders are urging classmates not to overlook the California primary on June 7.
UC Newsroom |
The University of California has joined SEA Change, accelerating efforts to diversify its faculty
The SEA Change initiative focuses on eliminating systemic barriers to participation in the STEMM fields, and fostering engagement with communities underrepresented in — and historically excluded from — those fields.
UC Riverside |
New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain
Researchers provide genetic insights to help rice survive drought and flood.
UC Irvine |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Association of American Universities
Chancellor Gillman discussed campus efforts to support Ukrainian academics and how students might engage with core democratic values.
UC San Diego |
Student startup ‘Limber’ makes 3D-printed prostheses affordable and accessible
Student startup Limber is working to provide prosthetics to some of the millions of amputees worldwide lacking access.
UC San Francisco |
UC San Francisco awarded $67.5 million to develop new antiviral therapies
Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the school’s largest-ever award — aims to prepare for viruses with pandemic potential.