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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

UC Davis |

Popular painkiller ibuprofen affects liver enzymes in mice

Ibuprofen may have more significant effects on the liver than previously thought, new research says.

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 Merced |

Researchers forge a new weapon to fight parasites and other infections

‘It’s a first step toward fulfilling the promise of the genomics era to inform how we combat disease,’ lead researcher says.

UC Office of the President |

UC experts take on COVID-19

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.