UC Davis |

UC Davis historians bring women’s stories to national parks of the Pacific, West

An online repository shines a light on the role of women in establishing or maintaining 64 national parks.
UCLA |

UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies

Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form
UC Riverside |

Addressing race and racism in teacher education programs

Teacher education programs that evade discussions of race and racism often leave teachers of color to bear the brunt of educating students about these matters.
UC Office of the President |

A message from President Drake: Celebrating the legacy of César Chávez at the University of California

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement in honor of César Chávez Day.
UC Santa Cruz |

Keeping the stoke fresh

Alum David Schulkin has been passing on the joy of surfing to UC Santa Cruz students for more than two decades.
UC Riverside |

The missing piece about Putin and Ukraine

Putin is immersed in Russian Christian Orthodoxy; his interpretation is incongruous with compromise, scholar says.
UC Davis |

3 UC Presidents: Challenges, legacies

Chancellor May hosts UC Presidents Drake, Napolitano and Yudof at a colloquium on higher education.
UC Santa Cruz |

White House honors astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with mentoring award

The acknowledgment represents the highest honor bestowed upon mentors who work to expand STEM talent.
UC Santa Barbara |

The extraordinary life of John Wesley Gilbert, the first Black archaeologist

Born into slavery, Gilbert became one of America’s great scholars — a classicist, a linguist, an archaeologist and an educator.
UC Office of the President |

Celebrating Black History Month at the University of California

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., released the following letter to the UC community today (Feb. 1) regarding Black History Month.
UC Newsroom |

UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Four UC-connected innovators tackling subjects as varied as geology and racial bias in search engines have been awarded prestigious MacArthur fellowships.

UCLA |

A lunar honor for explorer Matthew Henson, thanks to a UCLA graduate student

A crater on the moon is now named for the Black Arctic explorer, whose achievements were played down in his lifetime.