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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 Berkeley via The Conversation |

Race and class can color teachers’ digital expectations for their students — with white students getting more encouragement

While providing access to technology is important, it won’t even the digital playing field. Embracing all students’ digital interests as opportunities for learning can help.
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UC Riverside via The Conversation |

Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing

Young, irreverent gamers on Twitch and the ancient world of chess are both transforming as their cultures collide.
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UC Newsroom |

As classes kick off, UC students and advisers share secrets to succeeding in an unprecedented year

Students are finding the silver lining and building community in new ways while staying at home.
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UC Newsroom |

Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?

Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.
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UC Berkeley |

Being a selfish jerk doesn’t get you ahead, research finds

Nice guys and gals don’t finish last after all.
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UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |

Extreme wildfires can create their own dangerous weather, including fire tornadoes — here's how

Extreme wildfires can fuel tornadoes, creating erratic and dangerous conditions for firefighters.
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UC Santa Cruz |

How to evacuate five seals, two dolphins and a sea lion

All of the resident marine mammals at Long Marine Laboratory are safe and well after a successful evacuation effort.
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UC Merced |

Some immune cells appear to ‘know’ the coronavirus, even though they’ve never met

Having had the common cold appears to have programmed some people’s immune cells to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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UC Berkeley |

End of affirmative action at UC hurt Black, Latinx students, study finds

More than 1,000 students per year were deterred from applying to the UC system — but most would have been admitted, the study says.
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UCSF |

How to reopen schools safely during COVID-19, according to pediatricians

UCSF doctors on what we know about COVID-19 in children, the safety precautions schools need to take, and the pros and cons of reopening schools.
Quail Ridge Reserve director Shane Waddell’s house burned to the ground, leaving little more than the foundation and his children’s outdoor play structure.
UC Natural Reserve System |

Wildfires burn six UC Natural Reserves; seventh threatened

Wildfires are burning at six reserves in the UC Natural Reserve System across northern and central California, and threatening a seventh. 
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UCSF |

What to know about wildfire smoke and COVID-19

Worried that air pollution from wildfires could increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms? Learn the risks and how to protect yourself.