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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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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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UC San Diego |

What happens when we sunburn

Researchers describe inflammatory mechanism — the common response to too much sun exposure — for first time.
UCLA |

3.8M Californians were food insecure during recession

Economic downturn hit families with children, low-income Latinos particularly hard.
UC Office of the President |

Morrill Act: honoring our land grant history

150 years ago, legislation spawned the University of California; its principles are still at work.
UC San Francisco |

Lower-nicotine cigarettes may help smokers quit

Smokers in study did not overcompensate for lower nicotine content.
UC San Francisco |

Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid causes concern over health coverage

Health disparities could grow across the nation as a result of court opinion.
UCLA |

UCLA heart transplant program performs 2,000th transplant

UCLA's program, founded in 1984, is the first in the western U.S. and only the second in the world to reach 2,000 transplants.
UC Davis |

Discovery may lead to tastier new tomato varieties

Finding could mean vintage flavor and quality for more of the summer favorite.
UC San Francisco |

Forum on aftermath of court ruling on health care law

UCSF and Hastings Law experts will convene on Friday to discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Understanding what’s up with the Higgs boson

Berkeley Lab scientists, major contributors to the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, explain what the excitement is about.
UC San Francisco |

Timeline of health care law

Key events leading up to the Supreme Court decision.
UC Santa Barbara |

Book explores labor politics and conservative right

UC Santa Barbara historian examines the contentious relationship that has spawned recent political turmoil.
UC Davis |

Discovery could help combat chronic pain in diabetics

Class of natural compounds found within the body that may someday lead to relief for millions who have disease.