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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 |

In an extraordinary year, an unwavering commitment to sustainability

Despite massive disruptions caused by the global pandemic, UC made significant progress in its efforts to combat climate change and build resilience across its campuses.
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UC Newsroom |

UC in the White House

As a new federal administration begins to take shape, a growing list of University of California alumni and faculty have been nominated or appointed to positions in the new government — not to mention the first UC alum to serve as vice president.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Change is in the air

UC Santa Barbara joins group of 19 universities dedicated to a three-year effort to diversify faculty in STEM fields.
UCSF |

COVID-19 predictions for 2021 and beyond

Health experts offer their view of the path ahead.
Erik Engelson
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego alumnus at helm of company behind first at-home COVID test

The test kit uses a simple nasal swab to return results in 30 minutes, anywhere, any time.
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UC Newsroom |

California's $82B economic engine

UC is a major contributor to the state’s vitality, generating $82 billion in economic activity per year and supporting 1 in 45 jobs.
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UC Riverside |

Scientists developing new solutions for honeybee colony collapse

Bee researchers at four UC campuses will try to reverse the worldwide decline of this key pollinator, thanks to a new grant from the UC Office of the President.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Lessons from Dante in a time of COVID-19

Reflecting on the poem’s renewed relevance on the 700th anniversary of its completion.
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UC San Diego |

Youth using e-cigarettes 3 times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers

Age at first use and number of tobacco products consumed also increases addiction risk.
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UC Berkeley |

In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed

Focusing on what you get right, instead of what you get wrong, can help your judgment if anxious or depressed, a new study says.
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UC Irvine |

Arianna’s long path to the stars

An astrophysicist faces the universe’s darkness with help from those around her and from the stars above her.
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UCLA |

Greta is right, researchers say

A global team of scientists suggests extraordinary action on sustainability is necessary soon to avoid a dark future.