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UC empowers youth vote with civic engagement campaign and access to polls systemwide

College-aged voters are poised to be a major force in America’s 2020 elections — if they show up. This election season, the University of California is engaging this powerful voting bloc and making it easier for them to vote. 

UC Merced |

New 'Babies' series on Netflix features UC Merced professor

Eric Walle explores why babies who walk have vocabularies that are significantly larger than those who crawl.

UC Berkeley |

How the discovery of a racist speech led to the denaming of Berkeley’s Boalt Hall

Charles Reichmann made an unexpected discovery while investigating the debate around Chinese immigration in the 1870s.

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UC Office of the President statement on Academic Council’s standardized testing report

The University of California Office of the President issued a statement today (Feb. 3) on the report by the UC Academic Council’s Standardized Testing Task Force (STTF).

UC Berkeley |

How UC is working to expand open access to its research

UC continues to press for free access to publicly-funded research despite stalled talks with Elsevier.

UC Office of the President |

UC, AFSCME reach tentative agreements on new four-year contracts for health care, service workers

The University of California today (Jan. 28) announced tentative four-year agreements with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union representing UC’s approximately 16,000 patient care and 10,000 service workers.

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Apply now: Champion student success by becoming the next Student Regent

The University of California Board of Regents is searching for the next student representative to serve on UC’s governing body. The Student Regent is a full voting member of the board, representing students across the university’s 10-campus system. This impactful role brings the voice of the student to every issue and decision before the board.

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Update on search for University of California president

Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, a woman and minority-owned executive search firm, has been selected to help identify candidates and facilitate a global search for a new president of the University of California.

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UC statement on passing of Kaiser CEO Bernard J. Tyson

University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC Health’s Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie Byington issued a statement today (Nov. 10) following the passing of Bernard J. Tyson, CEO and chair of Kaiser Permanente.

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UC, UAW reach tentative agreement on new three-year contract

The University of California today (Nov. 4) announced a tentative three-year agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union for UC’s approximately 4,000 academic researchers.

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Dr. Carrie L. Byington takes the reins at UC Health

Dr. Carrie L. Byington started as executive vice president of UC Health today (Oct. 31). The University of California Board of Regents appointed Byington at its July meeting to lead the university’s health enterprise following a nationwide search.

UC San Diego |

Trailblazing astronomer Margaret Burbidge turns 100 years old

‘Lady Stardust’ was famous for teaching people they are made of it.