UC Newsroom |

UC launches grant program to spur urgently needed COVID-19 research

To accelerate breakthroughs, UC will provide $2 million in seed funding to scientists across the state combating COVID-19.

UC San Diego |

Creating an early alert system for COVID-19

Researchers have combined the power of wearable device and big data analytics to track spread and early signs of infection — including among healthcare workers.

UC Riverside |

Study: Aggressive lockdowns need to last more than six weeks to contain COVID-19

Are you wondering how long COVID-restrictions have to last in order to curtail the pandemic? Three researchers crunch the numbers.

UC Newsroom |

A moment of celebration as hundreds of new UC doctors join a workforce that needs them now more than ever

Coronavirus couldn't stop Match Day — and now new UC doctors are coming to stop it.

UCSF |

Coronavirus is making young adults sick — and spreading through them

“It’s important that younger adults understand that they are part of the solution,” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego engineers and doctors team up to retrofit and 3-D print ventilators

Students, staff and faculty are addressing one of the key challenges of COVID-19 outbreak.

UCLA |

Study reveals how long COVID-19 remains infectious on cardboard, metal and plastic

Research suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and by touching contaminated surfaces.

UC San Diego |

UC Health launches clinical trials to assess antiviral drug for COVID-19

Researchers at four UC Health medical centers have begun recruiting participants for a Phase II clinical trial to test remdesivir.

UC Santa Barbara |

How different societies react to pandemics

In examining how different cultures reacted to the threat of Ebola, scientists gain insight into xenophobia around COVID-19.

UC Berkeley |

Coronavirus response a ‘vast experiment’ that’s changing U.S. workplaces

The health crisis is having a dramatic impact on millions of healthy Americans, too.

UC San Francisco |

Why experts are urging social distancing to combat coronavirus outbreak

The virus is already in our communities, so the focus now is to reduce the damage from the disease.

UC San Diego via The Conversation |

On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus

A virus testing lab director explains how the US fell behind in the need for broad coronavirus testing.