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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 |

UC's online high school opens its doors to students stuck at home

For college prep course provider UC Scout, remote instruction is just business as usual — which is what makes it such a valuable tool in this crisis.
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UC Newsroom |

Put your best (digital) foot forward!

How to practice professionalism in a socially distanced world.
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UC Newsroom |

UC graduate programs among best of the best in new rankings

The 2021 U.S. News & World Report list of best graduate schools finds UC campuses excel across a dazzling variety of fields.
Yvonne Hao with the hand sanitizer she helped produce
UC Berkeley |

‘Liquid gold’: UC Berkeley lab makes free hand sanitizer for the needy

A biochemistry lab pivots to hand sanitizers for people experiencing homelessness, jail populations and others among society's most vulnerable.
UCSF health workers at the airport, en route to New York City
UC San Francisco |

UCSF health care workers to serve in New York City

A heatlh care team has volunteered to provide urgently needed support for patients in the NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) hospital system.
A face shield printed by UC Santa Barbara researchers
UC Santa Barbara |

Researchers mobilize to print protective gear for local medical facilities

California NanoSystems Institute launches 3-D printed face shield and mask effort.
Robb Davis and teen boy organizing food boxes outside
UC Davis |

UC Davis delivers helpers to food bank

As county residents continue to shelter in place, the Yolo Food Bank is running a new delivery service with the help of UC Davis staff and students.
Aileen Anderson at her desk
UC Irvine |

Campus labs produce sample-preserving fluid for COVID-19 test kits

A ‘mini-task force’ responds to the urgent needs at the UC Irvine medical center.
Katerina Kountouris and her dog Winston give a virtual tour
UC Newsroom |

How admitted students can get a taste of the bustling UC life — without leaving the couch

UC campuses provide days of digital programming to give incoming students a taste of their unique cultures, despite social distancing.
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UC Riverside |

UC Riverside theater employees sew face masks for their colleagues

The goal is to make at least 750 masks to be provided for free to essential UC Riverside employees.
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UC Davis |

How important is speech in transmitting coronavirus?

Asymptomatic individuals could transmit infection via normal speech, underscoring the need for social distancing.
Chris Johnson
UC Newsroom |

Clinical training on pause, UC med students find ways to be of service

Students are stepping up wherever they can to provide support during this health crisis.