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two orange-clad fishermen in a commercial vessel
A commercial fishing vessel near Kodiak Island, Alaska

Experts say seafood deregulation could impact sustainability and supply

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The 14 members of the Biopacific Group pose outside Elings Hall
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The NSF BioPACIFIC MIP group.

BioPACIFIC MIP unites two UC campuses to advance a new model for materials research
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National Academy of Inventors recognizes Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Jean Beaman head shot
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Matt Perko
Jean Beaman, associate professor of sociology

Black Lives Matter in France – Ethnographer Jean Beaman reads transnational connections for Black liberation
A large crescent moon shines in the early twilight over tidal mudflats.
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DALL-E, prompt by Harrison Tasoff.
A soft summer evening in the Paleoproterozoic, as envisioned by DALL-E.

Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity
Shorebirds on a kelp-laden beach
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Jenny Dugan
Shorebirds forage in kelp wrack on a beach in California

The choreography of cross-ecosystem subsidies that connects the kelp forest to the beach
A blue macrophage engulfs a magenta lymphocyte, as rendered by ChatGPT4.
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ChatGPT4, prompt by Denise Montell
A blue macrophage engulfs a magenta lymphocyte, as rendered by ChatGPT4.

When bad cells go good: harnessing cellular cannibalism for cancer treatment
Power pylons at sunset.
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Matthew Henry via Unsplash
Decarbonizing the grid is the dawn of a new era of electricity.

Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
Side view of a researcher in a lab, wearing goggles and a white coat, looking down
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Elena Zhukova

Making the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure through research
Portrait of professor Isabel Bayrakdarian at an awards ceremony
Professor and opera singer Isabel Bayrakdarian, November 2023

Operatic soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian: a lifetime of achievement
A diverse collection of college-aged people sitting in the sun on a building deck, reading
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Matt Perko

Unveiling our most visited stories of 2023
Ingrid Banks
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Carolyn Casey
Ingrid Banks, associate professor of Black studies

‘The College Board really didn’t know the history of Black studies’
Professor Raymond Clemencon on a bluff overlooking the ocean
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Matt Perko

COP28: ‘Historic failure’ by richest countries as the poorest are hit hardest by global warming
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