6 d. ago Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.

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9 d. ago Fully digital design paves the way for scalable probabilistic computing

Artificial intelligence and machine learning could become dramatically more efficient, thanks to a new type of computer component developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Tohoku University, in collaboration with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

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1 week ago Turning Point chapter head rips Christian school for banning political groups after org forced underground

Christian university in California bars Turning Point USA chapter recognition, citing new policy against political clubs operating on campus grounds.

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1 week ago MacKenzie Scott hands UC Merced $38 million, her second gift to a California university in a week

MacKenzie Scott hands UC Merced $38 million, her second gift to a California university in a week  San Francisco Chronicle

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2 w. ago Some California State Universities seeing decline in enrollment, including San Francisco, East Bay and Sonoma

Some California State Universities seeing decline in enrollment, including San Francisco, East Bay and Sonoma  ABC7 San Francisco

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2 w. ago California university's student senate rejects Turning Point USA chapter re

California Lutheran University student senate rejects Turning Point USA chapter in 2-11-1 vote, citing concerns over controversial rhetoric on campus.

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2 w. ago Ahead of new game release, 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' book reflects on comfort, community, and capitalism

Remember Animal Crossing: New Horizons? During the height of its popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the game, built for the Nintendo Switch console, was averaging 1 million copies sold per day. Now, almost six years since the start of the pandemic, University of California, Santa Cruz Professor of Computational Media Noah Wardrip-Fruin published a book titled "Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Can a Game Take Care of Us?"

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2 w. ago Over 100 California colleges accused of discriminating against US

The Equal Protection Project filed a civil rights complaint alleging California universities discriminate against American-born students through DACA programs.

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3 w. ago Intelligent photodetectors 'sniff and seek' like retriever dogs to recognize materials directly from light spectra

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in collaboration with UC Berkeley, have developed a new type of intelligent image sensor that can perform machine-learning inference during the act of photodetection itself.

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3 w. ago The avatar in a wheelchair: A call for more diversity in the Metaverse

A study by the University of Stuttgart, the California State University at Fullerton, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found that there are benefits to representing one's real-life disability through an avatar in virtual reality.

Technology

3 w. ago Mountain Hawks to Conclude California Trip at San Francisco Tuesday Night

Mountain Hawks to Conclude California Trip at San Francisco Tuesday Night  Lehigh University Athletics

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4 w. ago UC regents approve tuition increase. Here’s how much it will go up

UC regents approve tuition increase. Here’s how much it will go up  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 w. ago UC Board of Regents approve plan to increase tuition through 2027

UC Board of Regents approve plan to increase tuition through 2027  NBC Los Angeles

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4 w. ago Despite student protests, UC regents approve tuition hike amid state, federal funding gaps

Despite student protests, UC regents approve tuition hike amid state, federal funding gaps  Los Angeles Times

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last month University of California Board of Regents approves tuition hike for new students

University of California Board of Regents approves tuition hike for new students  ABC7 Los Angeles

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