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Roses bloom in tide pools

UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz

January 30, 2015

Bright pink, inch-long sea slugs have shown up in the highest numbers and northernmost locations reported since the El Niños of 1998 and 1983.

Grand UCSF hospital’s opening to change care in S.F.

After more than a decade in the works, a new $1.52 billion UCSF Medical Center will open Feb. 1.

San Francisco Chronicle

Grand UCSF hospital’s opening to change care in S.F.

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UC campuses excel at community engagement

UC Newsroom

January 29, 2015

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognizes UC Davis, UCLA and UC Merced for their 'institutional focus' on engagement.

Natural reserves 'supercourse' takes students out of class to the field

UC Natural Reserve System

January 29, 2015

California Ecology and Conservation — open to students at UC's nine general campuses — offers a pivotal experience in their academic and professional careers.

UC leads nation’s top universities in serving Latino students

UC Newsroom

January 28, 2015

UC Santa Barbara is the fourth UC campus designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution; it's the first AAU member to be so named.

UCSC's Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz gives us a glimpse of how he visualizes his research. Since much of what he studies is abstract calculations and theories, he shows us how important it is to have visuals to both explain and comprehend his work.

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Eko entrepreneurs Jason Bellet, Connor Landgraf and Tyler Crouch

SkyDeck incubator sends young entrepreneurs to Forbes list

California Magazine

January 23, 2015

After just two years, the Berkeley business accelerator boasts six up-and-comers on Forbes' '30 Under 30' lists — and has prepared dozens of teams to launch their projects.

Chemists find a way to unboil eggs

UC Irvine

January 23, 2015

It may not improve your cooking, but it could reduce costs for cancer treatments, food production and other segments of biotech.

UC Natural Reserve System celebrates 50 years

Happy birthday to the largest university-administered reserve system in the world! UC’s network of wildlands provides places for study and protects the flora, fauna, and landscapes unique to this state.

UC Natural Reserve System

NRS at 50

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Children more likely to succeed academically if parents believe they're college bound

UCLA

January 22, 2015

Study shows that children’s readiness for kindergarten is influenced not only by whether they attend preschool, but also by their families’ behaviors, attitudes and values.

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