UC Newsroom |

UC Regents approve principles to guide campus decisions about fall term

The Board of Regents adopted a set of principles, inclusive of testing, contact tracing and more, to guide fall campus reopenings.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine physicists exploring use of Blu-ray disc lasers to kill COVID-19, other viruses

Blu-ray back in style? Its low-cost technology could be employed in hand-held devices and ventilation systems.

UC Irvine |

How (and why) coronavirus is changing our sense of time

Radical social changes brought have induced “temporal disintegration,” says psychologist E. Alison Holman.

UC Santa Cruz |

Already vulnerable, gig economy workers in San Francisco suffer during coronavirus pandemic, survey reveals

Unique in-person survey establishes new baseline, while online survey provides a snapshot of pandemic's effects.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego introduces COVID-19 testing program on campus

Return to Learn aims to test on a recurring basis and better position the campus to resume in-person activities in the fall.

UCSF |

UCSF partners with state to develop public health workforce for COVID-19 response

Training developed for San Francisco will be offered to counties across California.

STAT |

Striking down DACA would eliminate thousands of health care workers, thwarting America’s pandemic response

Priscilla Chan of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and UCSF chancellor Sam Hawgood praise the efforts of the nearly 30,000 DACA recipients who are health care workers.

UC Health |

UC hospitals gradually resume essential services based on 10 principles

The University of California’s hospitals announced today (May 4) a gradual resumption of essential services at all five medical centers across the state.

UCSF |

Experts explain how contact tracing will end the coronavirus pandemic

UCSF has been partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health to ramp up contact tracing.

UC Davis |

COVID-19 vaccine with patch delivery technology enters preclinical testing at UC Davis

A dermal patch that could be well-suited for mass distribution/application takes a step forward.

UC Irvine |

Respiratory therapists are unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic

With hospitals limiting visitors, the human touch provided by respiratory therapists has become even more meaningful.

UCLA |

Eat safe: The takeaway on takeout (and other food)

A Q&A with UCLA food safety and nutrition expert Catherine Carpenter.