UC's impact — public investment at work 
Advancing health through research
UC is targeting high-priority health issues with world-class research, making advances that allow doctors to identify medical conditions early and provide hope for those facing serious diseases.
Aging and memory research
UC researchers are addressing the challenge of senior health care needs. See video featuring UC San Francisco researchers who have found the gene that may hold the key to a cure to Alzheimer’s disease, courtesy of KQED’s science and environment series, QUEST
“At any other place, the idea of fetal surgery might never have been born.”
-- Dr. Michael Harrison, UC San Francisco, invented fetal surgery in 1981
Cutting-edge cancer research
UC researchers, who helped develop the Herceptin breast cancer drug, are studying a variety of ways to create better treatments for cancer patients everywhere.
Exploring stem cell research
UC researchers are leading the way in developing key scientific advances through stem cell research, which could lead to treatments for such diseases as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Nine UC campuses received $180 million in state funding to build stem cell research facilities.
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Read more about how UC is making a difference with its health research.
- UC partners with the NIH to advance medical science and improve health care
- UC hunts for autism causes and treatments
- UC researchers tackle childhood obesity
- UC animal research generates new treatments, benefits society
- UC Berkeley engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging
- Livermore Lab and UC Davis know-how find new ways to fight cancer
- UC Davis bird-flu expert calls for changes in early-warning system
- UC Irvine studies people with superior memory
- UC Irvine study finds effective colon cancer prevention treatment
- UCLA stem cell researchers create heart, blood cells from skin cells
- UCLA-industry partnership to develop new nanotechnology offering hope for cancer sufferers
- UC San Francisco, YouTube create video channel to drive medical research
- UC San Francisco celebrates 50 years of cardiovascular research
- UC San Diego stem cell research leads to potential new therapy for rare blood disorder
- UC San Diego researchers find that engineered protein shows potential as a strep vaccine
- National program in health games research to be based at UC Santa Barbara
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Did you know?
- UC’s medical centers perform more than 750 clinical trials every year.
- UC researchers helped develop the hepatitis B vaccine, Herceptin breast cancer drug and the nicotine patch for smoking cessation.
Resources
- UC's impact: key points (pdf)
- 2009-10 budget process for UC (pdf)
- Discussion of 2009-10 budget issues (pdf)
- Funding higher education: An investment in California's economy (pdf)
- Campaign for College Opportunity issues report on impact of higher education cuts to California
- UC, CSU, CCC leaders: Invest in public higher education (pdf)
- UC Academic Senate’s report on impact of proposed budget cuts (pdf)
- Student fee fact sheet (pdf)
- 2008-09 state budget
- Archived budget information
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