UC Newsroom |

University of California to lead state’s rollout of CA Notify

The state has asked UC to lead an expansion of a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system recently tested at seven UC campuses.

UCLA Magazine |

Anatomy of a vaccine: What it takes to create a safe, effective COVID shot

No challenge has gripped the world this year like the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. Inside the unprecedented effort to deliver one, quickly.

UC San Diego |

How UC San Diego’s kept a lid on COVID-19 infections

The country's most ambitious wastewater testing initiative, asymptomatic testing kits and an exposure notification system have made the Return to Learn program a success.

UCSF Magazine |

What is COVID doing to our hearts?

The disease may damage cardiac muscle even in those who never displayed symptoms.

UC Merced |

Connection between COVID-19 and loss of smell uncovered by research team

About 70 percent of people with COVID-19 suddenly lose their sense of smell, although fewer seem to realize it, new analysis shows.

UCLA |

New solution to kill coronavirus on common surfaces in seconds

Cold atmospheric plasma via jet spray could be used to quickly disinfect hospitals, transport and more.

UCSF |

3 UCSF faculty named to Biden-Harris transition COVID-19 advisory board

David A. Kessler, Eric Goosby and Robert M. Rodriguez will help guide planning for the president-elect’s federal response to the pandemic.

UC Santa Barbara |

Preparing for a winter with the coronavirus

How will staying indoors more frequently affect the spread of COVID-19?

UC San Diego |

Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?

Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.

UC Berkeley |

Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’

In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

UCLA |

Is it the flu, a cold or COVID-19?

Infectious disease specialists share how to tell the difference.

UCLA |

COVID-19 may have been in Los Angeles as early as last December, UCLA-led study suggests

An unexpected 50 percent uptick in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses may indicate pre-pandemic arrival of the coronavirus.