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UC Newsroom |

Coming of age in a warming world: How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action

How do UC students think about their futures, knowing that the climate they were born into will probably look a whole lot different than the one they grow old in?

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UC Newsroom |

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 |

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.
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UC Davis |

Free tools, teacher resources for distance learning in math

With many K-12 schools closed nationwide, teachers and students can now get free tools from STEM education experts.
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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.
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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.
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UC Newsroom |

Students: Here’s why YOU should fill out the census

Fill out the census online or by phone and make sure you are counted, no matter what is going on in the world.
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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.
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UC Newsroom |

The evolutionary advantage of the teenage brain

Research is showing that the behaviors of teenagers aren’t just there to annoy parents. They serve a real evolutionary purpose.
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UC Newsroom |

How to live well with stress — even in the coronavirus era

Understanding the science of stress has never seemed more important for our health. But according to UCSF’s Dr. Elissa Epel, not all stress is the same.
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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.
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UCLA Anderson School of Management |

UCLA Anderson Forecast announces arrival of 2020 recession in revision of earlier forecast

The recession is likely to be more severe in California than for nation overall.
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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.
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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.