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The Mind, the Brain, and Berlin: Why This Neuroscience Major is Heading Back to Germany

By Wayne Dewing (UC Riverside) Just two years ago, if you told me I would soon be nearly fluent in German and living in Berlin for a year, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. I study neuroscience. I want to be a research scientist. I don't have a German family...

Local Living

How to Vote in US Elections from Abroad

Studying abroad in the fall typically promises changing colors, chilly or steamy mornings (depending on your hemisphere), and this year, a midterm election. While being in a different country guarantees a whirlwind of new people, places, and foods each day, you can...

Personal Growth

Freshman Year, Italian Style

By Stacey Valentin (UC Los Angeles), winner of the 2025 Blog Writing Contest Editor's Note: Did you know you can study abroad before your very first quarter or semester on a UC campus? Stacey participated in a special UCEAP pre-freshman Global Start program in Italy,...

Internships & Career Prep

6 Tough Realities of Study Abroad That Pay Off Big After Graduation

Studying abroad is a journey of discovery, self-growth, and unexpected challenges. If you are reading this, you have likely encountered a whirlwind of information. Some of it is exciting, some is daunting, and some reads like a realistic heads-up. That is completely...