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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 |

Applying to UC? Help is here.

From tips for filling out the application to finding help with college costs, we’ve got resources that can help.

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UC Davis |

Should there be more microbes on your plate?

Researchers find Americans are increasing their intake of friendly microbes, which are good for gut health and can promote a healthy immune system.
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UC Newsroom |

Gov. Newsom proposes significant new investments in UC to expand access and affordability

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (May 13) reaffirmed his support for a state spending plan that would make significant long-term investments in the University of California, allowing UC to increase enrollment and expand college access and affordability to…
Anjika Pai on UC Berkeley campus
UC Berkeley |

In top graduating senior, East Coast grit meets Berkeley utopianism

Environmental sciences major and music minor Anjika Pai wins this year’s UC Berkeley University Medal.
The first image of Sagittarius A* (or Sgr A* for short), the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Fiery red circular object on black
Las Cumbres Observatory and UC Santa Barbara |

The first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, revealed

The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very center of our galaxy.
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
UC Merced |

UC Merced professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to lead the DOE’s Office of Science

The U.S. Senate this week confirmed professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy.
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UC Newsroom |

Have a say in your future: register to vote

Register by May 23. Get started now on the UC Votes website.
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UC Newsroom |

Growing our own: Developing a faculty that reflects California

A new UC effort, called “Growing Our Own,” aims to create mentors, teachers, and ultimately, a new generation of faculty that more closely reflect the diversity of California itself.
Justin Lee holds up his Grad Slam victory check with President Drake
UC Newsroom |

For its 7th year, Grad Slam delivers promising research you can remember (and explain)

UC graduate students amazed and delighted at the annual Grad Slam contest, with Justin Lee of UC Berkeley taking home the grand prize for his work on stopping COVID with just a breath.
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UCLA |

Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed, scientists say

If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered marine mammal is well poised to rebound despite inbreeding.
A wildfire burns in Sonoma County in 2020 under an orange smokey sky
UC Davis |

After a record-breaking fire year, experts call for a shift in wildfire strategy

A new report summarizes the wildfires of 2020 and what we can learn to mitigate future disasters.
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UC Riverside |

Is there still a benefit to masking when you’re the only one?

An epidemiologist weighs in on how protective your mask is when nobody around you is masked.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The world’s highest jumper

A device developed in the Hawkes Lab achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological.