Press releases and statements

Thursday, June 29, 2023

UC statement on SCOTUS decision regarding the use of race in college admissions

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (Thursday, June 29) on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the use of race in college admissions.

Thursday, June 15, 2023

UC statement on 2023-24 California budget

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (June 15) issued the following statement on California’s 2023-24 budget: With passage of California’s fiscal year budget, the state Legislature has demonstrated its strong support for the…

Friday, June 2, 2023

New UC President’s panel to advance UC system’s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship

In a move to power the engines of innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of California, UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (June 2) convened the President’s Entrepreneurship Network Council to support entrepreneurial activity across the…

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Promising young scholars chosen to represent UC at Nobel conference in Germany

The University of California announced today (June 1) that 28 exceptional young scientists from its campuses and affiliated national laboratories have been selected for the fourth class of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows and the…

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