UC Berkeley places third in world university ranking
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UC Berkeley placed third in the Academic Ranking of World Universities out of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Read More…
UC Berkeley and 2 other institutions awarded $4.5 million to study genetic testing
UC Berkeley and two other Bay Area medical research institutions were collectively awarded a $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Wednesday to study ways to advance prenatal health care through genetic testing. Read More…
Research finds cocaine increases brain activity in mice
A team of researchers at UCSF studying the effects of cocaine on mice have found that after mice are given just one dose of the drug, their brains commence a rapid rewiring of brain circuits and spinal formation. Read More…
New UC open access policy allows faculty to opt out
The UC Academic Council announced Aug. 2 that it was adopting a systemwide open access policy that aims to make all research conducted by UC faculty available free to the public. Read More…
UC Regents meeting Day Three Live Blog
In its final day of the UC Regents meeting at the UCSF Mission Bay campus, the regents will decide on some of the most important issues on UC’s tables today, most notably the appointment of Janet Napolitano as the new UC President. Napolitano’s stirred controversy among UC faculty and students, Read More…
UC health workers strike at UCSF
UCSF health workers went on strike Tuesday, May 21 at the medical center on campus. Read more here.
University of California files for restraining order against union planning strike
If approved, the restraining order would prohibit the two-day strike planned by AFSCME 3299, a union that represents nearly 13,000 UC healthcare workers. Read More…
10 arrested at UCSF protest against medical center layoffs
Around 60 union members and medical staff assembled at UCSF’s Parnassus campus Thursday in a protest that resulted in 10 arrests. Read More…
UCSF initiates layoffs in wake of whistle-blower report
In the wake of a recent whistleblower report, UCSF Medical Center began the process of cutting 300 jobs last week through a combination of layoffs, transfers and elimination of currently unfilled positions. Read More…
Report claims inadequate resources at UC medical centers
A recent report published Thursday claims that inadequate and uneven staffing levels at University of California medical centers have led to patient neglect and harm. Read More…