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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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A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.

Hear how one student paid for a UC education. 

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UCSF newborn severe immune disorder
UCSF |

Gene therapy offers hope for newborns with severe immune disorder

Trial may lead to novel approaches for sickle cell anemia, cancers.
Fabian Filipp UC Merced
UC Merced |

Precision targeting provides new insights into therapy-resistant cancers

Having found a promising new melanoma drug, professor has now identified regulators that control cancer.
UC Davis light
UC Davis |

Light the way you were meant to see it

The campus tests out energy-efficient lighting the way humans were meant to see it — in living color.
UC Riverside paper reprintable
UC Riverside via The Conversation |

Reprintable paper becomes a reality

Cost and environmental impact are lessened with an inexpensive new coating.
UC Peace Corps
UC Newsroom |

Serving the public good

UC campuses roam across the annual Peace Corps rankings.
Ethiopia UCLA Wendrich
UCLA |

UCLA archaeologist enlists community to help preserve cultural heritage in Ethiopia

Locals jump in to protect their ancient treasures.
UC Santa Barbara sea lions
UC Santa Barbara |

A better way to rebuild wildlife populations

Researchers discover a faster way to repopulate predators and prey alike.
UC Berkeley transgender Yoder
UC Berkeley |

Trans and gender-fluid teens left with few ‘safe harbors’

New research finds they face up to three times more abuse at school and at home than their gender-conforming peers.
UC Davis Medical Center Chief Quality Officer Gregory Maynard led a project that has reduced blood clots at UC medical centers by 24 percent.
UC Newsroom |

Innovations in patient care boost health outcomes — and the bottom line

UC Health investment in testing innovative approaches is paying off.
John Featherstone announced that he is stepping down as dean of the UCSF School of Dentistry after a decade of leading the school.
UC San Francisco |

UCSF School of Dentistry dean announces plan to retire

John Featherstone stepping down after a decade of leading the school.
UC Davis cattle
UC Davis |

UC Davis launches $1.4M project to help Kenya's rural poor

Grant will help develop a set of interventions for poverty and drought.
DNA origami UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

Engineering undergrads use DNA origami to target cancer

Competitive biomedical team hopes folic acid weaving will unlock new treatments.