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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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Orange California poppies blooming at the UC Davis Arboretum
UC Davis |

Superbloom or Superbust?

Six places you can see wildflowers as California blooms with life after a massive rainy season.
Woman walking through a flooded road with an umbrella
UC Irvine Magazine |

The coming flood: Meet the flood watchers

It may not attract the attention of earthquakes and wildfires, but a deluge is coming — fortunately, we have tools to predict and plan for it.
Bembidion brownorum beetle head
UC Berkeley |

Rare beetle, rediscovered after 55 years, named in honor of Jerry Brown

While sampling for insects on the former governor’s ranch, a UC Berkeley researcher found a species of beetle that has not been observed by scientists since 1966.
AJ Addae portrait
UCLA |

Creating a more inclusive beauty industry through science

UCLA doctoral student AJ Addae launched a company that develops cosmetics for people with darker skin tones.
Three people stand in white full-body suits in the yellow light of Nano3's cleanroom.
UC San Diego |

Nanotechnology training program creates career paths for veterans

With support from the National Science Foundation, the Qualcomm Institute is training veterans for careers in microelectronics and nanomanufacturing.
Students walking on UC Riverside campus with California Medicine Scholars Program backpacks
UC Riverside |

First group of community college students accepted into UC Riverside California Medicine Scholars Program

New program diversifies state’s primary care physician workforce, addresses health provider shortage.
Older Asian woman eating alone, looking wistful
UC San Francisco |

Is too much alone time making us sick?

Research suggests social isolation may be as bad for our health as hypertension, obesity.
A young man with a beard playing a video game
UC Riverside |

Why the NBA is seeking technology built by UC Riverside students and alumni

EDGE Sound Research, co-founded by a student and an alum, was one of seven companies from around the world selected for the NBA Launchpad program.
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Berkeley Lab |

New UN report: Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires deep decarbonization across all sectors

Seven Berkeley Lab scientists contributed to research behind report, which finds that renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, recyclable materials, alternative fuels, and carbon capture and storage needed to slow climate change.
Someone using a phone that is asking them if an app can access location, contacts, etc.
UC San Diego |

This is what happens when your phone is spying on you

Study reveals smartphone spyware apps are hard to detect and remove.
A man uses a smartphone while his kids are at a table in the background
UC Santa Barbara |

How parents’ smartphone use affects their kids

Study finds parents’ phone use in front of their kids can harm emotional intelligence.
Illustration of hands circling an egg with a sperm crossing it
UCSF Magazine |

How much can we control our own fertility?

People trying to conceive are bombarded with advice meant to improve their odds. But how much power do we really have over our fertility?