Campus and Lab News


EMTs respond UC Irvine
Orange County program aims to improve severe trauma survival rates
Emergency care clinicians will study potentially life-saving resuscitation method.
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Doug Palmer UC San Diego
Universal power adapter offers alternative to 'wall warts'
Calit2 researchers design energy-efficient adapter as a single power supply for multiple electronic devices.
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UC Riverside
Electronic nose detects explosives
Sensor will be useful in airports and other high-risk areas.
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UCLA
Californians lose 3.9 million days to asthma
Chronic disease causes millions of lost school and work days, plus trips to ER.
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UC San Diego
Liver protein associated with type 2 diabetes
Study of older patients could lead to new type 2 diabetes prevention and diagnosis strategies.
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UC Irvine
Researchers earn record funding boost
Contract and grant funding reaches record high in 2007-08, with grants from businesses growing 12 percent.
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UC Berkeley
Open clusters like Orion have low fertility rate
Sun-like stars have a low probability of forming large planets.
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A UC San Diego Physics of Surfing class introduces students to research.

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Administration
UC welcomes new president
Mark G. Yudof begins as University of California's 19th president. Video transcript. Appointment announcement.

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Office of the President News


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May Revision restores some proposed UC cuts; Regents approve 2008-09 student fee levels
UC saving $68 million in administrative spending to help close the budget gap.
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UC The Way Forward campaign UCOP
UC leads the way forward
New Web site tells the story of how UC is leading the way forward for all Californians. Text-only version. Press release.
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UC Regents
UC Regents will meet in Santa Barbara, July 15-17
Agenda items include discussions of budget and reform of UC's freshman eligibility policy, considering action related to establishing medical school at UC Riverside.
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Employees
Informational update regarding UC-AFSCME negotiations
UC remains focused on getting fair contracts for employees, has invited AFSCME to return to bargaining table.
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Health
California Telehealth Network deadline nears for clinics
Health care facilities interested in participating need to complete survey, submit Letter Of Agency by July 30.
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Administration
Wyatt R. Hume to step down as UC provost
Hume also had been serving as chief operating officer for the university during the presidential transition.
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Students
More than 38,000 Californians to enroll as UC freshmen
More than 17,500 transfer students from California Community Colleges offered UC admission for fall term.
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UC Regents
UC Santa Barbara student nominated as 2009-10 student regent
Full board will consider recommendation of approving Jesse Bernal at its July 16-17 meeting.
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Libraries
UC libraries launch Next-Generation Melvyl Catalog
Users will be able to view and find collections in each campus library, UC system libraries and other collections.
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