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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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Plastic bags and bottles
UC Santa Barbara |

Closing the plastic loop

Researchers develop a low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into valuable molecules.
A replicated brain aneurysm
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

Lab team develops first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm to improve surgical procedures, personalize treatments

The replica represents a significant step in developing better care for the 1 in 50 Americans who will suffer from brain aneurysms.
A scene from the TV series 'When They See Us'
UCLA |

Diversity improves among TV actors, but executives still overwhelmingly white and male

The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report: Part Two suggests the industry must do more to meet the moment.
Ironclad beetle
UC Irvine |

What makes an insect indestructible?

Materials scientists discover the design secrets of the ironclad beetle, which can even survive getting run over by a car.
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UCLA Newsroom |

Voting in person: Is it safe?

What you need to know about casting your ballot during COVID-19, according to an infectious disease specialist.
Blue glove holding a COVID-19 vaccine
UC San Diego |

Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.
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UC Newsroom |

Each UC campus is among the best in the world, new US News rankings say

Four UCs make the top 25 and eight make the top 100 in a new global survey.
Fred Moten
UC Newsroom |

Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners

Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
Anthony Fauci
UC Berkeley |

Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’

In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
Cronutt post-op
UCSF |

How a UCSF team is giving Cronutt the sea lion a second chance with neuroscience

Cronutt, a sea lion suffering from toxic algae-induced epilepsy — a problem on the rise due to climate change — gets a shot at a better life.
A teacher helping a student
UC Davis |

UC Davis to establish 4-year program for students with intellectual disabilities

The campus receives a $2.1M grant from the U.S. DOE to create a program that will be the first of its kind in California.
Young man smiles in campus garden
UC Newsroom |

UCs top Sierra magazine's ‘Cool Schools’ rankings

UC Irvine takes the top spot with five other UC campuses in the top 30 of the Sierra Club’s sustainable schools list.