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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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UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? Help is here.

From tips for filling out the application to finding help with college costs, we’ve got resources that can help.

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UCSF |

How worried should you be about the new coronavirus variant?

UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu on how the new variant emerged, whether available vaccines will still work and what we need to do now.
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UCLA |

Confronting pervasive segregation

New report on status of Black students urges incoming Biden administration to confront pervasive segregation.
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UC Davis |

Survey finds strain among high school seniors in pandemic uncertainty

New research details the high level of uncertainty and financial stress experienced by California high school seniors weighing college during a pandemic.
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UCSF |

New intervention for childhood trauma treats the whole family

When traumas occur, experts now believe it’s most effective to treat the whole family. A new intervention will explore this idea over a three-year period.
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UC Riverside |

Developing a drug for stuttering

The UC Riverside School of Medicine will serve as a lead site for a clinical trial on stuttering.
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UC Irvine |

Making methane on Mars

How physicists are making a return trip from the Red Planet a possibility.
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UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |

Why 2021 is the year of the ‘messy middle’ — and how New Year’s resolutions can help

Ask yourself these five questions when setting 2021 goals.
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UC Newsroom |

Apply to be the next student regent

The University of California Board of Regents is searching for the 2022-23 student regent to serve on UC’s governing body.
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UC Newsroom |

How UC fought COVID-19 in 2020

A look at where we started and how far we’ve come following the unprecedented mobilization of the health and research enterprise against a devastating pandemic.
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UCSF |

Vaccination begins — a watershed moment in COVID-19 pandemic

UC medical centers begin administering the long-hoped for vaccine to essential and frontline workers.
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UC Riverside |

Another opportunity for DACA students

A federal ruling restores the program for undocumented students. Jennifer Nájera, associate professor and chair of Ethnic Studies, tells us why this matters.
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UC Merced |

Breast milk could help treat COVID-19 and protect babies

A new study suggests the breastmilk of mothers who have recovered from COVID-19 contains strong antibodies to the virus.