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UC Newsroom |

‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI

UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
UC Health Media Relations |

University of California and Assemblymember Weber announce legislation to close nutrition disparities for vulnerable babies

Sacramento, Calif. — Today, February 26, the University of California and Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D., announced AB 3059, which will help eliminate disparities in accessing medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk, known as donor milk, for newborns in need.

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UC Newsroom |

UC inventions garnered more patents than any other university in the world last year

Six UC campuses also on the list of schools with most undergraduate startup founders
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UC Newsroom |

For these UC medical students, California’s health equity crisis is personal

UC medical students gathered in San Diego last month to share research and connections for their future careers at the nexus of health care and social justice.
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UC San Diego |

As pickleball's popularity surges, injuries are also on the rise

UC San Diego Health physical therapists offer ‘prehab’ exercises to keep players out of a pickle
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UC San Francisco |

Can native speakers change health care in the Navajo Nation?

A new generation of UC San Francisco fellows is leading the way on health disparities, culturally appropriate care and provider shortages.
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UC San Francisco |

New CRISPR center brings hope for rare and deadly genetic diseases

CRISPR collaboration combines expertise from three UC schools to scale treatment for diseases that industry has largely passed by — until now.
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UC Newsroom |

UC graduate programs and schools among nation’s best in the 2023-24 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings

UC offers some of the most highly-ranked schools and programs across nearly every field imaginable.
A UC Riverside medical student holds his hand over his mouth in excitement, flanked by his parents, on Match Day
UC Newsroom |

Graduating medical students anxiously await Match Day, the other March madness

Friday, March 17, 2023, is Match Day — the moment when graduating medical students across the nation discover where they will serve their residencies.
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UC Newsroom |

The doctor is in: Meet California’s next wave of dedicated physicians

Educated during a global pandemic, they are passionate about addressing health inequities and leading a new era in medicine.
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UCLA Health |

Given 2 years to live, a patient with colorectal cancer gets his life back through a clinical trial, leading-edge technology

Regular screening, beginning at age 45, is the key to catching colorectal cancer early.
UC Office of the President |

UC announces recipients of inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award

The University of California awarded two foster youth students the inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award. William Carter, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, and Mary Tran, a UCLA law student, were presented with their awards by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib at a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Diego.

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