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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 Berkeley |

Burnout: What we’re feeling and how to use it to make positive change

Americans are burned out after two years of COVID-19’s surges and dips upending life as we know it.
Aminta Kouyate, a UC Prime medical student, smiling outside UCSF
UC Newsroom |

A doctor who’s trying to fix what’s broken

A bad hospital experience led Aminta Kouyate to pursue a career in medicine.
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UC Newsroom |

New University of California website shows impact of 10-campus system

The redesigned website streamlines the digital experience to help visitors find information about the 10-campus system.
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UCLA |

Megadrought in southwestern North America is region’s driest in at least 1,200 years

The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest “megadrought” — defined as a drought lasting two decades or longer — since at least the year 800, according to a new UCLA-led study in the journal…
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UCLA |

Sweating the small stuff: Smartwatch developed at UCLA measures key stress hormone

Device opens new possibilities for personal health monitoring.
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UC Santa Cruz |

White House honors astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with mentoring award

The acknowledgment represents the highest honor bestowed upon mentors who work to expand STEM talent.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The extraordinary life of John Wesley Gilbert, the first Black archaeologist

Born into slavery, Gilbert became one of America’s great scholars — a classicist, a linguist, an archaeologist and an educator.
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UC San Francisco |

UCSF dyslexia researchers develop tool to flag early reading challenges

A $10M state budget proposal would enable digital assessment in California schools.
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UC Davis and UCLA |

Two athletes with UC ties head to Beijing for the Winter Olympics

Find out how to root on bobsledder Carlo Valdes and freestyle skier Brita Sigourney as they seek gold for Team USA.
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UC Santa Cruz |

How climate action planning misses equity opportunities in many California cities

A new study analyzed 170 climate action plans across California to find out how cities are incorporating equity into their efforts.
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s greenhouse gas emissions are now at 1990 levels — and declining

All 10 campuses and their affiliated health systems have reduced greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels – a notable achievement given UC’s significant growth over the last three decades.
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UC Newsroom |

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes 5-year funding compact with the University of California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Jan. 10) proposed a state spending plan that includes a five-year funding compact with the University of California. If enacted, it would bring budget stability to UC and support critical long-term investments in…