News Topic - University of California

Discovery of a new signaling mechanism may lead to novel anti-inflammatory therapy
A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has uncovered a new signaling mechanism used to activate protein kinases that are critical for the body's inflammatory response.
EurekAlert!  –  Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Technology: Science

UC Davis students help form low-income housing design
University of California Davis MBA students’ designs for a low-income housing project to replace Sacramento’s aging Marshall Hotel will be incorporated into a proposal that Mercy Housing expects to deliver to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency in August, the university announced Wednesday.
Sacramento Business Journal  –  Jul 16, 2008 8:25 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: Sacramento

UC Irvine raises $130.03 million, setting campus record
Chancellor indebted to alumni and community for contributing to success - - Irvine, Calif., July 2008 - - Private gifts and grants to the University of California, Irvine reached another milestone duri... [WebWire - Wednesday, July 16, 2008]
WebWire  –  Jul 16, 2008 4:10 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases

State News in Brief
Strike by 550 workers at UCSC reaches Day 2 Nearly 8,500 University of California service workers walked off the job for a second day Tuesday.
San Jose Mercury News  –  Jul 16, 2008 08:35 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: San Francisco

UCSD Study Details Childhood Exercise Habits
Physical activity in children declines significantly after age 9, possibly contributing to an increase in childhood obesity, according to a study released Tuesday by the University of California, San Diego.
10News.com  –  Jul 15, 2008 10:47 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: San Diego

UC Workers Walk Picket Lines
Thousands of employees at University of California campuses and medical centers around the state were back on picket lines on Tuesday.
KCRA.com  –  Jul 15, 2008 7:39 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: Sacramento

UC Work Stoppage Heads Into Second Day
A threatened five-day work stoppage at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center and other UC medical facilities went into its second day Tuesday.
10News.com  –  Jul 15, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: San Diego

UC Riverside Professor Found Murdered In His Home
A man found murdered in his Long Beach home over the weekend was a professor at the University of California Riverside, school officials said Tuesday. Lindon Barrett, 46, was found in his home in the 100 block of West 5th Street on Sunday. Neighbors reported a foul odor coming from one of the units and it appeared Barrett had been dead for several days, Long Beach police said.
cbs2.com  –  Jul 15, 2008 6:34 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles

UC labor union strike to continue
University of California service employees were set to continue their strike for a second day Tuesday at campuses and medical centers across the state despite a court order calling off the action, according to the labor union that represents them.
Sacramento Business Journal  –  Jul 15, 2008 4:28 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: Sacramento

UC service workers strike despite restraining order
Despite a temporary restraining order against a strike, hundreds of University of California San Diego service workers began picketing with their brethren statewide Monday for better wages.
SignOnSanDiego.com  –  Jul 15, 2008 1:53 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
found in Local: California: San Diego