UC Davis |
California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings
In the first three years of California's 'red flag' law, nearly all Gun Violence Restraining Orders were filed by law enforcement.
UC Irvine |
What is Title IX?
A primer on 1972’s landmark anti-discrimination law.
UCSF |
LGBTQ+ health certificate addresses blind spots that turn patients away
Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
UC Davis |
How crushes turn into love for young adults
Hookup culture does not seem to be the norm in real college life, says a first-of-its-kind early relationship study.
UC San Diego |
Here’s an easy way to improve workplace stress — and anyone can do it.
Giving and receiving praise in the workplace may be key to managing day-to-day stress and can enhance performance under pressure.
UC San Francisco |
Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity
The center is dedicated to the proposition that “taking action on climate change is one of the most powerful health interventions of our time.”
UCLA |
After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
UC Irvine |
Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior
Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
UC Santa Cruz |
Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022
Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
UC Merced |
Baby formula shortages and COVID-19 led to risky feeding practices, study suggests
One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.
UC Newsroom |
The University of California has joined SEA Change, accelerating efforts to diversify its faculty
The SEA Change initiative focuses on eliminating systemic barriers to participation in the STEMM fields, and fostering engagement with communities underrepresented in — and historically excluded from — those fields.
UC Office of the President |
UC strengthens efforts to remove barriers to STEMM, works to accelerate progress in diversifying professoriate by becoming first charter University system in SEA Change
The University of California today (May 24) announced that its 10 campuses have joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change program, making UC the first institution of higher learning to sign on at a systemwide level. Three University campuses, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz, are established charter members of the program.