President Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors provide assurances to UC employees during these unprecedented times
UC Office of the President
April 2, 2020
University of California President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors today (April 2) sent the following letter to the UC community.
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Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation
Politico
March 31, 2020
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.”
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‘Dreamers’ tell Supreme Court ending DACA during pandemic would be ‘catastrophic’
The New York Times
March 30, 2020
A filing on Friday urged the Supreme Court to consider the nearly 27,000 young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers who work in health care, many on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
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University of California hospitals launch in-house coronavirus testing as US shortage continues
The Sacramento Bee
March 12, 2020
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.
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Meet Wikipedia's resident paleoartist
This Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist moonlights as one of Wikipedia's most prolific illustrators.
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It's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.
Wondering why you never seem to open that door right? A UC San Diego professor finally explains.
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'Bending the curve' on climate change
Renowned atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan of UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains how the state of California and the UC system together can lead the charge through the Carbon Neutrality Initiative and ‘bend the curve’ in global warming.
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A 'parking lot pitch' to the Pope
Last year, UC San Diego’s V. ‘Ram’ Ramanathan had an audience with Pope Francis in the parking lot of the Vatican. Ramanathan, who serves on the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences panel, delivered what he calls a ‘parking lot pitch’ to the leader of the Catholic Church. Here, Ramanathan describes this moment and how it may have influenced the Pope’s subsequent position on the matter.
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Overwhelmed by all things COVID-19? An expert answers your questions
UC Newsroom
April 7, 2020
From clothing to groceries, there's a lot of question marks these days. What should we actually worry about (and what’s just overkill)? Dr. John Swartzberg, professor emeritus of public health at UC Berkeley, gives us some clarity.
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Free tools, teacher resources for distance learning in math
UC Davis
March 26, 2020
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 engineers and doctors team up to retrofit and 3-D print ventilators
UC San Diego
March 26, 2020
Students, staff and faculty are addressing one of the key challenges of COVID-19 outbreak.
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April 2, 2020
University of California President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors today (April 2) sent the following letter to the UC community.
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UC temporarily adjusts admissions requirements to help students, families in wake of COVID-19
April 1, 2020
The University of California acted last night (March 31) to implement temporary measures which relax undergraduate admissions requirements for students looking to enroll at UC for fall 2020 and future years as applicable. These measures will help mitigate some of the extraordinary challenges students and their families face in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 11, 2020
The University of California has been on the front lines in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, since the earliest indications of its emergence in China. From top-flight medical care to groundbreaking research, UC’s scientists and physicians across its 10 campuses and five academic medical centers are part of the global effort to treat, understand and ultimately defeat the virus.
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UC empowers youth vote with civic engagement campaign and access to polls systemwide
March 2, 2020
College-aged voters are poised to be a major force in America’s 2020 elections — if they show up. This election season, the University of California is engaging this powerful voting bloc and making it easier for them to vote.
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UC Riverside panel discussion and art exhibition spark conversation about prisons and art.