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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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A woman in a mask stares out from her porch at orange air
UC Berkeley |

How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?

Scientists investigate what homes are best at keeping the smoke out and what we can do to keep our air cleaner.
Black pregnant woman cradles stomach outdoors
UCSF |

COVID-19 during pregnancy associated with preterm birth

People of color face disproportionate infection risk while pregnant, large study finds.
People gathered outside the airport in Kabul
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley students, staff and faculty launch Afghan scholar rescue campaign

A campus team has launched a fundraising program to help Afghans flee their country as it falls to the Taliban.
Two men stare down into a sunlit valley
UC Davis |

LGBTQ+ youth face increased anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic

Using social media, research identifies stressors among an already vulnerable population.
Gomez Gil in hospital with UC San Diego Health team
UC San Diego |

Second breath: Region’s first double lung transplant for COVID-19 patient

Facing a ventilator-bound future, Federico Gomez Gil can finally breathe freely again, thanks to the help of a UC San Diego Health team.
Ashley Nicole Black
UC Santa Cruz |

Ashley Nicole Black, UC Santa Cruz theater arts alumna, earns dual Emmy nod

Already an Emmy winner for her work on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” Black is behind the laughs on a number of shows, from “A Black Lady Sketch Show” to “Ted Lasso.”
Small boats in the Klamath River, 2019
UCLA |

Restoring access to culturally significant species with the Yurok Tribe

Law students work alongside tribal leaders to assist in a longstanding project to restore access to ancestral resources.
Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn
Vilcek Foundation |

Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn: Bridging medicine and Advocacy

A Catholic manuscript from the early Americas
UC Riverside |

New book explores how an epidemic shaped Christianity in the Americas

A new book details how Indigenous Mexicans rebuilt the Roman Catholic Church in the aftermath of an outbreak.
Illustration of how the CRISPR COVID diagnostic works on a molecular level
UC Berkeley |

Using two CRISPR enzymes, a COVID diagnostic in only 20 minutes

Eliminating RNA amplification simplifies and speeds up assay for SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it ideal for point of care testing.
Professor Danielle Edwards with a tortoise on Galapagos
UC Merced |

Continuing Darwin’s work on Galapagos Island

186 years after Darwin first described the Galapagos racer snake, Danielle Edwards seeks to rebuild their population by using DNA from one of his original samples.
Lagoon lake with road in spring
UC Santa Cruz |

Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research explores life for Latina girls growing up in rural California

Roxanna Villalobos shines a light on rural America’s diversity, including in the Central Valley where she was raised.