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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 Black teacher writing on a chalkboard
UC Riverside |

Addressing race and racism in teacher education programs

Teacher education programs that evade discussions of race and racism often leave teachers of color to bear the brunt of educating students about these matters.
A Black woman and her son walk past a Vote Today sign to the polls
UC Newsroom |

‘If someone’s trying to stop you, you know your vote matters’

A Q&A with historian Lisa Materson on women, voting and political power.
People in a student farm
UC Davis |

People turned to gardening for stress relief, food access during pandemic, new survey says

More green spaces and urban farming opportunities could be helpful in future disasters.
X-ray of human anatomy with pancreas highlighted
UC San Diego |

New screening tool identifies 95 percent of Stage 1 pancreatic cancer

The new tool is five times more accurate in detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer than current liquid biopsy multi-cancer detection tests.
Dr. Ming Guo
UCLA |

To fight diseases of aging, scientist makes aging itself the target

UCLA’s Ming Guo takes a unique approach to addressing neurodegenerative disease.
Iryna Zenyuk standing at a desk
UC Irvine |

Helping her homeland

UC Irvine engineer starts program to offer sanctuary here to scientists and academics from war-torn Ukraine.
David Schulkin stands with his surfboard
UC Santa Cruz |

Keeping the stoke fresh

Alum David Schulkin has been passing on the joy of surfing to UC Santa Cruz students for more than two decades.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia.
UC Riverside |

The missing piece about Putin and Ukraine

Putin is immersed in Russian Christian Orthodoxy; his interpretation is incongruous with compromise, scholar says.
Lake Powell
UC Santa Barbara |

Do we need to revise our definition of drought?

Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought — and whether we can return to “normal.”
Black mother holding her baby
UC San Francisco |

Mindfulness during pregnancy improves stress response for infants

This is the first known study to show that a prenatal social intervention may improve health outcomes in children.
Harold Lloyd dangling from a clock in the film Safety Last
UC Newsroom |

Why Congress is moving forward from turning the clocks forward

Changes to time, and routine, can mess with our sleep. That doesn't just hurt our physical health — it makes us lonely.
An older couple laughing at a carnival
Yasmin Anwar |

Sweet vibes between longtime couples are tied to longer, healthier lives

A new study finds that relationships with mutual surges of warmth, humor and affection bode well for long-lasting love and life.