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"Receiving a vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19 is a key step people can take to protect themselves, their friends and family, and our campus communities while helping bring the pandemic to an end," said Dr. Michael Drake, president of the University of California.

UC And Cal State Systems To Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For In-Person Fall Classes

The CSU Chancellor called the directive "the most comprehensive and consequential university plan for COVID-19 vaccines in the country." It will affect more than 1 million students and employees.

Red Cross ambulance volunteers in Milan, Italy, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

FRONTLINE: The Virus That Shook The World, Parts 1 & 2

Stream or tune in Monday, April 26 & Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, April 29 from 8 - 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

A sign on UC San Diego campus directs visitors with appointments to the vaccination super station site, in this Feb. 20, 2021 photo.

UC, CSU Plan To Require COVID Vaccines, Pending Final FDA Approval

The California State University and University of California systems jointly announced Thursday that they intend to require all students, faculty and staff returning for on-campus classes and activities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Actor Grantham Coleman is Hamlet in The Old Globe's audio drama adaptation, "Hamlet on the Radio," which premieres on KPBS radio on Friday, Apr. 23, 2021.

Bringing The Sounds And Drama Of 'Hamlet' To The Radio

The Old Globe brings the politics, family sagas, ghosts and that epic sword fight in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to radio audiences.

Technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. NASA announced that the instrument had produced oxygen from the Martian atmosphere.

Out Of Thin Air: NASA Rover Makes Oxygen From Martian Atmosphere

Fresh off the first powered flight on another world, NASA's Mars 2020 mission has managed another key first that could pave the way for future astronauts.

Anya Steinberg's podcast, "He's Just 23 Chromosomes," is one of two grand prize winners in the collegiate edition of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

Attention Donor 3046: Your Daughter Made A Podcast To Find You

When Anya Steinberg learned the man she thought was her father wasn't, it cast her life in a new light. In her winning student podcast entry, she traces her journey to figure out who she is.

The Avett Brothers performing in the stunning natural setting of Colorado’s Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre.

The Avett Brothers At Red Rocks

Stream now or tune in Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2

The Senate has voted to confirm Vanita Gupta to serve as associate attorney general. Above, Gupta appears during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 9, 2021.

Civil Rights Attorney Vanita Gupta Confirmed As Associate Attorney General

The 51-49 vote elevates Gupta to the No. 3 position inside the Justice Department, where she's expected to help shape the administration's efforts to reform policing.

Kai Humphrey, 9, has spent the past year learning remotely. His mom, Rashida Humphrey-Wall, says it's been hard on him. "Stuff just keeps getting taken, and he just didn't understand like, 'When am I gonna see my friends again?' "

How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

Kai worries he could give COVID-19 to his 2-year-old sister, Alaina. She was born with a heart condition, Down syndrome and a fragile immune system.

How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

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