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Want to help sick Sacramento children? Then ‘Scoop Scoot’ on July 16

UC Davis Health — June 11, 2021

Scoot over to William Land Park on Friday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. for the California Family Fitness Scoop Scoot 2021. The family-friendly event raises funds for the UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department, which supports kids while they are in the hospital.

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UC Davis nursing school hosts virtual graduation

UC Davis Health — June 10, 2021

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis hosts a virtual graduation celebration for its classes of 2021. While the online gathering was required for health and safety, it did not dampen the spirits of the 161 graduates marking this milestone.

Face masks block expired particles, despite leakage

UC Davis Health — June 10, 2021

A new study involving UC Davis researchers finds that surgical masks are effective at reducing outgoing airborne particles from talking or coughing. This was true even after taking leakage around the edges of the mask into consideration.

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AI Predicts How Patients with Viral Infections, Including COVID-19, Will Fare

UC San Diego Health — June 9, 2021

UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers discovered gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections, providing a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies — for current and future pandemics.

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