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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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The fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope with its sunshield and unitized pallet structures that will fold up around the telescope for launch
UC Santa Cruz |

As Dec. 24 launch of James Webb Space Telescope nears, astronomers anticipate new era of discoveries

UC Santa Cruz astronomers have played a vital role in the new telescope's development, and will be among the first to use it after it launches Dec. 24.
Sickled cells
UC Newsroom |

The 10 best research stories of 2021

Cutting-edge discoveries from space to sickle cell.
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UC Newsroom |

Blood supplies are dangerously low — consider making a donation now

The nation is in the midst of a blood shortage this holiday season — consider making a lifesaving gift.
DACA supporters rally outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 12, 2019
UC Newsroom |

UC leaders urge the Biden administration to strengthen the DACA program

UC leaders have come out in support of a proposed rule by the Biden administration that would preserve and fortify the program that provides legal protections for young people who were brought to the United States as children.
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UC Newsroom |

UC adopts recommendations for the responsible use of artificial intelligence

UC is one of the first universities in the nation to establish overarching principles for the responsible use of AI, with an emphasis on transparency and accountability.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Helping a tiny shorebird come back from the brink

Western snowy plovers are once again nesting at the Coal Oil Point Reserve.
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UC Newsroom |

What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?

On navigating identity, language and community from a scholarly and first-person perspective.
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UC Newsroom |

UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Four UC-connected innovators tackling subjects as varied as geology and racial bias in search engines have been awarded prestigious MacArthur fellowships.
Matthew Henson
UCLA |

A lunar honor for explorer Matthew Henson, thanks to a UCLA graduate student

A crater on the moon is now named for the Black Arctic explorer, whose achievements were played down in his lifetime.
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UC San Diego |

Survey finds bipartisan support for major reform to California’s recall process

A new analysis also shows that the 2021 gubernatorial recall election was unrepresentative of the state’s electorate.
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UC Newsroom |

Quiz: How much do you know about the Nobel Prize?

Not everyone can win a Nobel, but this is the next best thing. Prizes are announced starting Oct. 5.
A beautiful African leopard in the wild
UC Santa Cruz |

Wild, wild life

Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.