UC Davis Health’s Blumberg on the Coronavirus Variants

Experts are still learning about the COVID-19 variants, but researchers believe both are more contagious. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, helps sort out what is known and what questions need to be answered.

Experts Urge: Get Vaccinated as Soon as Your Turn Comes

“If enough people get vaccinated, the virus stops circulating. It’s cut off and doesn’t have people to go into, so no mutations develop," UC Davis Health infectious disease expert Stuart Cohen said last week on UC Davis LIVE, urging people to get vaccinated as soon as they are allowed.

With Their Clinic Closed, Premeds Become Mentors

Premedical students had expected to volunteer this school year helping provide care to medically underserved patients in Sacramento’s Oak Park. But, with the clinic closed due to the pandemic, the students are offering free tutoring instead to children in and around the neighborhood.

Alumna and Voto Latino CEO Will Chat With the Chancellor

María Teresa Kumar ’96, founding president and CEO of Voto Latino, and an Emmy-nominated MSNBC contributor, is the next guest in the Chancellor’s Colloquium series. The program is scheduled for Feb. 18; register anytime until then. If you have questions for Kumar, submit them by Jan. 21