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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 Newsroom |

UC Olympians on a quest for gold at the Tokyo Summer Games

More than 100 UC athletes across 29 countries and seven campuses will compete at the highest level of sport.
Tarantula on a plant
UC Davis |

Turning tarantula venom into pain relief

Could modified venom from the Peruvian green velvet tarantula help end the opiod epidemic?
A city bakes through a heat wave
UC San Diego |

Poor and minority communities suffer more from extreme heat in U.S. cities

Excess urban heat is common within cities, but not all communities burden the consequences equally.
Sir Richard Branson is weightless in space on his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane.
UC RIverside |

Billionaires in the great beyond

Scientists weigh in on the first successful civilian trips to space, and the ethics of being a billion-dollar rocket man.
Woman in a lab coat, hangs her head down.
UC Santa Barbara |

The parent trap

Antagonism toward motherhood dissuades women from pursuing academic science careers.
UC Olympic athlete montage
UC Newsroom |

Quiz: How well do you know your UC Olympians?

The Tokyo Summer Games marks 100 years of UC Olympic history! See how well you know our competitors past and present with this quiz.
Student advocates on a Zoom call with Rep. Mike Levin
UC Newsroom |

We need your voice! Join our team of UC student advocates

Lawmakers listen when students speak out and share their stories.
UC San Diego |

Calling all couch potatoes: This finger wrap can let you power electronics while you sleep

This new sweat-fueled device generates power even while the wearer is asleep or sitting still — no exercise required.
A brown pelican, sea behind it
UC Davis |

Detecting wildlife illness and death with new early alert system

Network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations helps track emerging threats.
Buddha statue
UC Santa Barbara |

In the words of the Buddha

UC Santa Barbara joins forces with global 84000 project to translate entirety of the Tibetan Buddhist canon.
Land cracked from heat
UC Riverside |

It’s not just hot. It’s dangerous

Physicians advise on how to stay safe and hydrated as an already record-breaking summer proceeds.
A man looks at a screen where his words appear while wearing a device on his head
UC San Francisco |

‘Neuroprosthesis’ allows man with paralysis to put thoughts into words freely — a first

The new technology, which translates signals from the brain, could lead to more natural communication for people who have suffered speech loss.