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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 Merced |

UC Merced rises to No. 3 in young university rankings

The campus — with less than two decades under its belt — is one of the best universities in the country that is 50 years old or younger.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley launches trial of saliva test for COVID-19

Saliva can be gathered without medical supervision, unlike current tests, which saves time, money and precious PPE.
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UCLA |

Wearable-tech glove translates sign language into speech in real time

It is inexpensive, flexible and highly durable, UCLA bioengineers say.
An illustration of a crowd of people carrying a "Gay Pride" banner
UC Newsroom |

Five years ago, love won. Here's how research helps make progress possible

In 2015, the Supreme Court upheld a right to marriage for gay couples in Obergefell v. Hodges. One of the key elements to winning this battle was research — particularly one UC researcher's groundbreaking study in the 1940s that showed being gay was not a…
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UCSF |

FDA approves video game based on UCSF brain research as ADHD therapy for kids

This is the first video game therapeutic to be approved for the disorder in children.
Left: mouse astrocytes (green) before reprogramming; Right: neurons (red) induced from mouse astrocytes after reprogramming with PTB antisense oligonucleotide treatment.
UC San Diego |

One-time treatment generates new neurons, eliminates Parkinson’s disease in mice

A new strategy for treating neurodegeneration gives hope for treating even those with advanced disease.
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UC Riverside |

Hispanic enrollment report names UC Riverside No. 1

It is the nation's only selective public university to meet or exceed its potential pool of Hispanic students.
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UC Newsroom |

UC Regents declare their support for an end to race-blind admissions

UC leaders champion effort to roll back a law they say has long hindered the university's mission of access.
Kurtis Auguste, MD, a pediatric neurosurgeon, talks with a child in the Pediatric Brain Center at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.
University of California Health |

University of California Health children’s hospitals ranked among the nation’s best

All four children’s hospitals of University of California Health were recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report. 
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UC Newsroom |

Wanted: UC students who are ready to speak out

UC’s student ambasssador program is accepting applications from students who want to be a force for good in Sacramento.
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UC Newsroom |

Relief and joy abound: DACA recipients react to the Supreme Court victory

For thousands of UC DACA students, yesterday was the news they have been daring to hope for: that they can continue their educations, remain in their communities and keep contributing in their fields, from health care to education.
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UC San Diego |

Are masks the answer? Research says yes

A new study confirms that face coverings determine the pandemic’s trends and significantly reduce the number of infections.