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UC Newsroom |

UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis

More than 700 medical students are earning their M.D. from a UC medical school this spring. The vast majority of these newly minted doctors — 73 percent — will stay in California for their residency training.

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UC Newsroom |

Transfer students triumph in the Class of 2024

Meet 10 first-gen graduates who started their journey to UC at a California community college.

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Jennifer Doudna of UC Berkeley and Jonathan Weissman of UCSF
UC Berkeley |

UC faculty to Elsevier: Restart negotiations, or else

Thirty academics across UC, including Jennifer Doudna and Nobel Prize-winner Elizabeth Blackburn, will halt editorial duties until a deal is reached.
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UC Riverside |

Iconic Joshua trees are facing extinction

The national park would retain just 0.02 percent of its tree habitat if no climate change action is taken.
Human eye lens
UC San Diego |

New robotic lens lets you zoom in by blinking your eye

The lens is the first example of an interface between humans and soft machines. Is ‘The Terminator’ next?
Opioid bottles with a man in the background
UC Davis |

Finding non-opioid alternatives for cancer pain

Doctors are investigating a variety of new treatments to end cancer patients’ pain and give them hope.
Woman confused by what's on her computer
UC Santa Barbara |

Spotting misinformation online via artificial intelligence

Computer scientist William Wang’s deep learning project aims to understand the spread of online misinformation.
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UCSF |

Like to wake up really, really early? You're not quite one in a million — but you are 1 in 300

A genetic trait may be behind those who thrive on very-early-to-bed, very-early-to-rise lifestyles.
Cilantro on a grey table
UC Irvine |

How cilantro works as a secret weapon against seizures

Cilantro has been used as food and medicine for 8,000 years. Now, scientists know how it works to curb epileptic seizures.
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UC Merced |

A new opportunity for veterans to realign with civilian life

A four-day seminar focusing on helping veterans access higher education and career pathways kicks off this summer.
Women in western Kenya holding maize
UC Davis |

UC Davis and USAID launch new research program to study rural poverty worldwide

The effort aims to find solutions to root causes of poverty and food insecurity.
Happy pregnant woman at UCLA Health being screened
UC Newsroom |

UC Health’s five medical centers ranked among the best in California and the nation

This year’s national rankings extend a streak of excellence for UC Health that spans decades.
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UCLA |

Einstein was right about relativity, UCLA says — for now

Welcome to ‘extreme astrophysics’ — the most detailed study ever of a supermassive black hole and Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
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UC Riverside |

Alzheimer's gene may impact cognition before adulthood

A new finding suggests a gene linked to Alzheimer's may also be associated with lower IQ scores in childhood.