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UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA
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UC Newsroom |
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UC Santa Cruz |
First-gen faculty leader: Rebecca Covarrubias
The social psychology professor documents the experiences of students who are the first in their family to attend college.
UC Davis |
How to calm children’s back-to-school anxieties
MIND Institute experts explain what to look for in kids, and how to help.
UCSF |
One more reason to wear a mask: You’ll get less sick from COVID-19
Masks, by blocking even some of the coronavirus-carrying droplets you inhale, could reduce your risk of falling seriously ill from COVID-19.
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19
In an important first step, a new molecule, UCI-1, is shown to bind to the coronavirus enzyme, blocking a key function.
UC Merced |
New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology
UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.
UC Merced |
UC Merced grad student, alumnus play significant role in Mars 2020 mission
As the rover soars toward Mars, a UC Merced lab will be partially responsible for its success.
UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz |
Do fidget spinners really work?
The study will assess whether a high-tech fidget device increases focus and relieves anxiety in adults with ADHD.
UCSF |
We thought it was just a respiratory virus. We were wrong.
COVID-19’s effects on the body are much more complex (and potentially destructive) than that, UCSF doctors say.
UC Newsroom |
UC president honors student leadership on DACA, representation in science
UCLA’s Dellara Gorjian and UC Merced’s Radio Bio were honored for outstanding public service at the July 30 UC Regents meeting.
UC Newsroom |
New UC-led institute awarded $25M to explore potential of quantum computing and train a future workforce
The development of the quantum computer will be a real scientific revolution, says Dan Stamper-Kurn, UC Berkeley professor of physics and director of the institute.
UC Newsroom |
The science is in: Masks save lives and can help us safely reopen our communities
Why you — and just as importantly, your friends — should wear masks.
UC Santa Cruz via The Conversation |
Chinese fishing boats took half a billion dollars of illegal squid from North Korea. Scientists used satellites to catch them out
Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging ‘dark fleets’ of fishing boats.