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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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UCLA |

What’s living beneath the waves in Southern California?

A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in region’s surf zones.
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UC Berkeley |

State funds development of first-of-its-kind police misconduct database

California allocated $6.87 million in its 2023-24 budget to UC Berkeley to develop the Police Records Access Project, a first-of-its-kind, state-wide database of police misconduct and use-of-force records.
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UC San Diego |

One-two punch: Novel drug pairing could beat pancreatic cancer

UC San Diego researchers find a combination of drugs outperformed other treatments in human and mouse models of pancreatic cancer; now urge clinical trial.
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UC Santa Barbara |

People in power who are guilt-prone are less likely to be corrupt

Although it may be a horrible feeling to experience, for society at large, the tendency toward guilt might have some benefits, new research shows.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis vets to the rescue for animals in wildfires

A UC Davis-administered program featuring mobile clinics is ready to deploy to care for animals affected by disasters statewide.
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UCSF Magazine |

You’ll soon be able to get a blood test for Alzheimer’s. Will you want one?

The advent of cheap, easy-to-use blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease has the potential to revolutionize diagnosis and treatment. But they also raise difficult questions that the field is only beginning to consider.
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UC San Francisco |

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals rank among nation’s best in 2023-24

US News & World Report lists UCSF Benioff Hospitals among best for kids in all 10 specialties.
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UC Berkeley Cal Alumni Association |

Climate change is an energy problem. Here’s how we solve it.

Preventing environmental collapse won’t be easy, but we can still squeeze through the bottleneck.
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UC Davis |

Why do we watch so much negative TV? To combat life’s stress, study suggests

While it might seem counterintuitive, we often regulate negative emotions by seeking even more negative entertainment.
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UC Riverside |

How to make reclaimed water ready for crops

A new, simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals and turning sewage into sustenance.
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UC Irvine |

A bridge across time and space

New open-access virtual reality research environment transports visitors to Renaissance Italy.
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UC Newsroom |

UC leads all universities all-time in producing Peace Corps volunteers

Four UC campuses are among the top 25 schools to have produced volunteers over the Peace Corps’ 62-year history, with UC Berkeley at No. 1.