UCSF experts explain how antibody testing works, who it can be most useful for and why we should be cautious.
USA Today |
Supreme Court lets DACA proponents cite recipients' work fighting coronavirus
The high court agrees to consider a supplemental filing regarding the real-world consequences of the COVID-19 global health crisis and the life-sustaining role of nearly 30,000 DACA recipients on the front lines.
The Washington Post |
‘Dreamers’ risk lives on pandemic’s front lines while they await a decision on their own futures
An estimated 29,000 health workers could lose their work permits if the Supreme Court ends the program for undocumented workers brought here as children.
UC Santa Barbara |
Researchers mobilize to print protective gear for local medical facilities
California NanoSystems Institute launches 3-D printed face shield and mask effort.
UC Irvine |
Campus labs produce sample-preserving fluid for COVID-19 test kits
A ‘mini-task force’ responds to the urgent needs at the UC Irvine medical center.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF health care workers to serve in New York City
A heatlh care team has volunteered to provide urgently needed support for patients in the NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) hospital system.
UC Berkeley |
‘Liquid gold’: UC Berkeley lab makes free hand sanitizer for the needy
A biochemistry lab pivots to hand sanitizers for people experiencing homelessness, jail populations and others among society's most vulnerable.
UC Riverside |
UC Riverside theater employees sew face masks for their colleagues
The goal is to make at least 750 masks to be provided for free to essential UC Riverside employees.
UC Davis |
How important is speech in transmitting coronavirus?
Asymptomatic individuals could transmit infection via normal speech, underscoring the need for social distancing.
UC Newsroom |
Clinical training on pause, UC med students find ways to be of service
Students are stepping up wherever they can to provide support during this health crisis.
UC San Diego via The Conversation |
A healthy circadian rhythm may keep you sane and increase resilience to fight COVID-19
Beyond sanitizing and social distancing, your circadian rhythm is another powerful protective resource.
Inside Higher Ed |
Federal research is the key to solving the COVID-19 crisis
Now is the time to invest even more in it, write UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Health Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie L. Byington in a new op-ed.