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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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UC Newsroom |

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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.
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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.
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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.
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UC Berkeley |

Missing home: Students use ‘Minecraft’ to build UC Berkeley in stunning detail

Welcome to the University of Blockeley, a student-led effort to build, one block at time, the UC Berkeley campus on ‘Minecraft.’
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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.
Respiratory therapist Linh Tran
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.
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UCLA |

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

A Q&A with UCLA food safety and nutrition expert Catherine Carpenter.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel |

DACA community braces for a Supreme Court ruling

Anxiety goes off the charts for the DACA community when the Supreme Court announces decisions. There are more humane ways to handle this, writes Regina Day Langhout.
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UC Newsroom |

How glow-in-the-dark jellyfish inspired a scientific revolution

What makes a jellyfish glow? For scientists, asking that simple question led to a powerful new tool that’s completely transformed medicine — and won the Nobel!
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UCSF |

The promise and uncertainties of antibody testing for coronavirus

UCSF experts explain how antibody testing works, who it can be most useful for and why we should be cautious.
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UC Riverside |

The science-backed answer to how to be happy in quarantine

A study reveals the one thing people can do to be just as happy during quarantine.
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UC San Diego |

Coronavirus global slowdown is cleaning the skies. How long will it last?

Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming.