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Dr. Michael V. Drake served as chancellor of UC Irvine from 2005 to 2014.

Michael V. Drake appointed UC president

The UC Board of Regents has appointed Michael V. Drake as the 21st president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, five medical centers, three nationally affiliated labs, more than 280,000 students and 230,000 faculty and staff.

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UC Santa Cruz Minute

UC Santa Cruz Minute

Visit Stevenson College and take in sunflowers in the community garden, a lizard soaking up the sun, and the Rosa Parks African American Theme House.

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Cognitive dissonance and its role in the pandemic

Cognitive dissonance and its role in the pandemic

Writing in 'The Atlantic,' Professor Emeritus Elliot Aronson looks at human behavior and cognitive dissonance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Karen Tei Yamashita offers dazzling short stories

Karen Tei Yamashita offers dazzling short stories

The latest book by Professor Emerita Karen Tei Yamashita gives a perspective of what it’s like to be a 'sansei'—the grandchild of Asian immigrants.

NIH funds $5 million study of  botanical supplements

NIH funds $5 million study of botanical supplements

Professor John MacMillan's lab will lead a research center to investigate how botanical dietary supplements work on the molecular and cellular levels.

Understanding family achievement guilt

Understanding family achievement guilt

Associate Professor Rebecca Covarrubias documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.

White dwarf stars a key carbon source

White dwarf stars a key carbon source

A new analysis of white dwarf stars supports their role as a key source of carbon, an element crucial to all life, in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

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