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Griselda Sanchez-Pelayo counsels student

Dispensing college knowledge

UC Santa Barbara

October 9, 2014

Early Academic Outreach Program connects with thousands of high school students in Ventura, Kern and Santa Barbara counties, with impressive results.

President's postdoc fellowship turns 30

UC Newsroom

October 8, 2014

At 30, UC president's postdoc program has groomed dozens of the country's best emerging scientists and scholars for UC academic careers.

New wave of brain research aims at understanding every function

UC scientists were big winners in latest round of funding, with money going to projects at UCSF, UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

San Francisco Chronicle

New wave of brain research aims to understanding every function

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UC-backed state loan program will provide aid to undocumented students

UC Newsroom

October 10, 2014

Program is designed to compensate for ineligibility for federal financial assistance.

UCSB's Shuji Nakamura wins Nobel Prize in physics

UC Santa Barbara

October 7, 2014

Nakamura, co-inventor of the blue LED — which made the white LED lamp possible — is UC's 61st Nobel laureate. Fiat Lux, indeed!

UC Solar works to meet state’s renewable energy goals

UC Merced

October 6, 2014

Institute sponsors seminar exploring the solar industry present and future, and the many creative initiatives being developed by UC.

UC incubators eager to scout startups, co-investors for UC Ventures

Fledgling companies are well-placed to benefit from the new $250 million venture fund the university system plans to set up next year.

Xconomy

University of California Incubators Eager to Scout Startups, Co-Investors for U…

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Curiosity helps learning and memory

UC Davis

October 2, 2014

Curiosity, while perhaps still dangerous for cats, serves as motivation for humans to acquire and retain information.

Power of mountain lion's pounce

UC Santa Cruz

October 3, 2014

High-tech collars enable scientists to record the energetics of mountain lion hunting behavior, showing how they overpower large prey.

Want to address world hunger and win $10,000? UC contest rewards big student ideas

Inspired by the University of California Global Food Initiative, the Big Ideas @ Berkeley student innovation contest has launched a new category: Food System Innovations.

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