August • 2009

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research in action:

working for the
people of
california

Is global warming making us sicker?

This special report highlights UC's research on the public health effects of climate change.

UC campus libraries together have more than 33 million volumes. In comparison, the Library of Congress has more than 32 million.
The UC libraries filled more than 22.7 million requests for articles from selected electronic journals last year.

UC business incubator to aid startups

The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences – a partnership of private industry with UC San Francisco, Berkeley and Santa Cruz – is helping launch five Northern California bioscience companies.

The QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network is expanding on the success of the 3-year-old QB3 Garage technology incubator. The Garage turns away up to four startups a week because of its small space.

Now through a partnership with biotech company FibroGen, the new incubator based at Mission Bay in San Francisco will be able to help more young companies get off the ground. The startups will have access to support services and office and lab space in FibroGen's new headquarters.

The incubator network also includes the city, the San Francisco Center for Economic Development and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

Your University is produced 10 times per year by the Strategic Communications department of the University of California Office of the President. For suggestions or comments about this report, contact: Donna Hemmila, editor, 1111 Franklin St. 12th Floor, Oakland, Calif. 94607, 510.987.0793, donna.hemmila@ucop.edu

inside this issue

research in action:

working for the people of california

UC business incubator to aid startups

working for the
people of
california