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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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Volcano in Iceland erupting
UC Santa Barbara |

Up close with Iceland’s new (and erupting) volcano

A geology professor witnesses the birth of Iceland’s newest volcano, which is still erupting.
Tailocins on bacteria digital visualization
Berkeley Lab |

The incredible bacterial ‘homing missiles’ that scientists want to harness

A Berkeley Lab-led team is digging into bacteria-produced nanomachines that could fast-track microbiome science.
Woman on a plane wearing a mask alone in her row
UCSF |

Testing strategies for safer air travel during the pandemic

A new study offers much-needed data to airlines and states that have had little guidance on how to enable safe travel.
Young Black woman in hospital room
UC Berkeley |

FDA approves first test of CRISPR to correct genetic defect causing sickle cell disease

UC scientists and physicians hope to permanently cure patients of sickle cell disease by using CRISPR-Cas9 to replace a defective gene with the normal version.
BSA medals on blue and pink background
UC Santa Cruz |

'Another glass ceiling shattered'

Student Gina Schneider becomes a part of history as one of the first women in the U.S. to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.
A woman rubs her eyes looking at computer
UC Santa Barbara |

A new theory for Zoom fatigue

Scholar’s theory on what causes Zoom fatigue focuses on how the technology warps our sense of space in interactions.
Mark Warschauer in a classroom setting
UC Irvine |

The K-12 post-pandemic classroom

A UC Irvine professor of education discusses COVID-19’s lasting impact on reading, writing and recovery.
United States of Al stars
UC Riverside |

New sitcom produced by UC Riverside’s Reza Aslan brings humor and heart to assimilation

The new show follows a Marine combat veteran and a former interpreter as they adjust to life in America after life in Afghanistan.
Map of slave trade voyages with geographic labels
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz joins new consortium to ensure future of SlaveVoyages database

Three UC campuses will help grow a repository that Henry Louis Gates Jr. has called one of the most significant research projects in the history of slavery.
César Chávez
UC Merced |

Historical photographs of César Chávez available through UC Merced library

The UC Merced Library holds intimate portraits of labor leader, community organizer, businessman and Latino American civil rights activist César Chávez.
Green crab face
UC Davis |

When ‘eradicated’ species bounce back with a vengeance

Lessons from a failed experiment in removing invasive species mark a new way forward.
Man and woman jogging together
UCSF |

To keep a sharp mind, start thinking of heart health in your 20s

Obesity, hypertension and high glucose in early adulthood may take a heavy toll on cognition late in life, UCSF-led study shows.