UC Office of the President |

President Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors provide assurances to UC employees during these unprecedented times

University of California President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors today (April 2) sent the following letter to the UC community.

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.

Politico |

Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation

The number of critically ill patients on site has not surged, said Jahan Fahimi, medical director of the emergency department at UC San Francisco's Parnassus campus. “Something is working.”

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.

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 Office of the President |

Letter from UC President Janet Napolitano to the UC community

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Mar. 17) sent the following letter to the UC community about COVID-19.

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.

The Sacramento Bee |

University of California hospitals launch in-house coronavirus testing as US shortage continues

UC Davis Medical Center is among five UC hospitals that will have their in-house test for COVID-19, as kit shortages hit U.S.

UC Berkeley |

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

Bat immune systems can be so fierce that they drive viruses to a virulence that proves deadly for humans.

UC Davis |

SARS-like virus discovered in Chinese horseshoe bats

First-ever isolation of related virus ultimately will lead to opportunities for vaccine development.