UC Newsroom |

COVID-19: A year in reflections

The UC community shares their stories of a year of hardship, courage and resilience.

UC Newsroom |

Let’s get vaccinated, for our families and communities, says UC President Drake in a new video

President Drake, who provided vaccinations on a recent Sunday at a community hub in the Mission District, delivers a PSA on why getting immunized against COVID-19 is so important.

UCSF |

Vaccination begins — a watershed moment in COVID-19 pandemic

UC medical centers begin administering the long-hoped for vaccine to essential and frontline workers.

UC Newsroom |

How UC fought COVID-19 in 2020

A look at where we started and how far we’ve come following the unprecedented mobilization of the health and research enterprise against a devastating pandemic.

UC Newsroom |

Thank you to those lending hearts and minds to California’s recovery

From hospitals and labs to neighborhoods across California, UC staff, faculty, alumni and students are putting their creativity and compassion to work to help their neighbors and save lives.

UC Riverside |

Why is it taking so long to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

UC Riverside vaccine expert David Lo explains the reasons behind the wait.

UC Riverside |

Grow and eat your own vaccines?

A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.

UC San Diego |

It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols

Our conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs revision, an international science team finds.

UCSF |

COVID-19 during pregnancy associated with preterm birth

People of color face disproportionate infection risk while pregnant, large study finds.

UC Davis |

LGBTQ+ youth face increased anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic

Using social media, research identifies stressors among an already vulnerable population.

UC San Diego |

Second breath: Region’s first double lung transplant for COVID-19 patient

Facing a ventilator-bound future, Federico Gomez Gil can finally breathe freely again, thanks to the help of a UC San Diego Health team.

UC Berkeley |

Using two CRISPR enzymes, a COVID diagnostic in only 20 minutes

Eliminating RNA amplification simplifies and speeds up assay for SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it ideal for point of care testing.