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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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Varied group of people holding up climate change is a health emergency signs
UC San Francisco |

Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity

The center is dedicated to the proposition that “taking action on climate change is one of the most powerful health interventions of our time.”
A girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, surrounded by two adults
UCLA |

After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws

After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
An autonomous car being tested by several common objects, including a trash bin
UC Irvine |

Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior

Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
A wandering salamander on a tree
UC Berkeley |

Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees

Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.
Karen Miga in the lab, smiling
UC Santa Cruz |

Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022

Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
Baby drinking from a bottle looking up at person feeding
UC Merced |

Baby formula shortages and COVID-19 led to risky feeding practices, study suggests

One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.
illustration says Cast your vote by June 7
UC Newsroom |

Are you ready to vote? Get prepared!

UC student leaders are urging classmates not to overlook the California primary on June 7.
Young Black male researcher in UC lab coat
UC Newsroom |

The University of California has joined SEA Change, accelerating efforts to diversify its faculty

The SEA Change initiative focuses on eliminating systemic barriers to participation in the STEMM fields, and fostering engagement with communities underrepresented in — and historically excluded from — those fields.
Someone gripping rice in a rice paddy
UC Riverside |

New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain

Researchers provide genetic insights to help rice survive drought and flood.
Zoom meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and AAU members. UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman speaking to Zelenskyy while AAU President Barbara Snyder moderates.
UC Irvine |

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Association of American Universities

Chancellor Gillman discussed campus efforts to support Ukrainian academics and how students might engage with core democratic values.
Joshua Pelz holding a 3D-printed prosthetic
UC San Diego |

Student startup ‘Limber’ makes 3D-printed prostheses affordable and accessible

Student startup Limber is working to provide prosthetics to some of the millions of amputees worldwide lacking access.
Person's hand using equipment in a lab
UC San Francisco |

UC San Francisco awarded $67.5 million to develop new antiviral therapies

Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the school’s largest-ever award — aims to prepare for viruses with pandemic potential.