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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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UC Santa Barbara |

Gauging Western wildfires

A new climate and fire model suggests that Western wildfires will intensify for roughly a decade before experiencing a gradual decline.
Whisky poured into a glass
UCSF |

A new treatment for alcohol abuse

Researchers have devised a dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD), without the side effects or complications associated with current treatment regimens.
DACA recipients hold pictures of themselves as children during a Congressional meeting
UC Davis via The Conversation |

DACA in doubt after court ruling: 3 questions answered

The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that DACA, a policy that shields undocumented young immigrants from deportation, could continue. Now a Texas court says it can’t. An immigration lawyer explains.
Bees on a flower
UC Riverside |

Study shows common insecticide is harmful in any amount

For the average bee, every little bit counts.
An older woman wearing a mask looks at her phone
UCLA |

Text-message ‘nudges’ can encourage holdouts to get COVID vaccination, study finds

The researchers said their findings held true across all demographics, including groups that have been hesitant to receive the vaccine.
Person looking out from a cave at water
UC Berkeley |

Why does it still feel so complicated to get back to ‘normal’? Pandemic cave syndrome explained

Reentering the public sphere after 18 months in isolation is no simple feat, scientists say.
A cup of coffee
UCSF |

Coffee doesn’t raise your risk for heart rhythm problems

UCSF cardiology researchers report no link between coffee consumption and arrhythmia.
Illustration of the one-atom-thin 2D magnet
Berkeley Lab |

Scientists create the world’s thinnest magnet

A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
Man exposes empty pockets in front of a California flag
UC Santa Barbara |

The cost of California

UCLA and UC Santa Barbara economists discuss how California became so pricey.
Nurse smiling with a baby
University of California Health |

University of California Health hospitals recognized among the best in California and the nation

Five UC academic health centers were among the best in the state, with UCLA Health at the very top, in the new U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.
Spotted Gar, an ancient and native fish species
UC Davis |

Cultural biases impact native fish, too

Much of what is deemed valuable in the U.S. was shaped by the white male perspective. Fish are no exception.
A solar panel on the UC San Diego campus
UC Newsroom |

UC ranks first among colleges and universities in green power usage

The Environmental Protection Agency puts UC on top in its new ranking, with nearly half of the university's electricity sourced from green power in 2020.