UC Davis |

The female historians unearthing women's stories

A new Oxford handbook restores women to their rightful place on the world's stage.

UCLA |

Why so many U.S. students aren’t learning math

Sixty percent of community college students are not qualified to take a college math course.

UC Berkeley |

What kind of person donates a kidney to a stranger?

‘All you have to do is lay on the couch for a couple weeks,’ remarks life-saving UC staffer Katherine Welsh.

UC Newsroom |

UC launches Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program

Students, staff, faculty and alumni can purchase high-quality, energy-efficient light bulbs at a special price.

UC Davis via The Conversation |

Trump and Sessions can end immigrant family separations without Congress’ help

Current immigration laws give the executive branch considerable discretion.

UC Office of the President |

UC researchers named to prestigious National Academy of Inventors

Nine University of California inventors and innovators have been selected to become National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellows, in recognition of their pioneering research with significant societal impacts.

UC Office of the President |

UC kicks off systemwide effort to support first-generation students with new report, website

The University of California today (August 23) announced that all 10 UC campuses will join together this fall in a systemwide effort to connect first-generation students with faculty mentors who have walked in their shoes, and to facilitate access to resources to help these students continue to succeed.

UC Office of the President |

Letter from UC President Janet Napolitano on the violence in Charlottesville

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (August 14) sent a letter to the UC community in response to the violence in Charlottesville.

UC Newsroom |

Astrobiology’s rising star

New UC Irvine professor Aomawa Shields discusses her unusual career and how she uses art to spark a love of science.

UC Newsroom |

13 UC innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors

The newest members of the NAI come from across the UC system, with fellows from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco and UC Santa Barbara among the 2015 honorees.

UC Berkeley |

Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’

Synthetic leaf project aims to convert sunlight into transportation fuel through photosynthesis.

UC Newsroom |

Sun and salt: how solar tech can help California’s drought

Researchers at UC Merced are turning to an unlikely ally to help solve the problem of water availability for California’s farmlands: the sun.