Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
UC Davis to establish 4-year program for students with intellectual disabilities
The campus receives a $2.1M grant from the U.S. DOE to create a program that will be the first of its kind in California.
UC Riverside is the first UC campus to teach the Cahuilla language
Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture
Quiz: How much do you know about the Nobel Prize?
Not everyone can win a Nobel, but this is the next best thing. Prizes are announced starting Oct. 5.
6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud
The mail-in voting process has several built-in safeguards that make it hard to vote fraudulently.
Hope in the time of dystopia
“The Handmaid's Tale” author Margaret Atwood offers wisdom, historical context and views on current events during an online lecture.
Learning resources for parents, students and educators as school gets back in session
Standards-based lessons that will remain useful long after life and learning have returned to normal.
In the line of fire
Alum Adam Lowdermilk was a successful musician, but the tragic 2018 Camp Fire prompted a leap into firefighting.
Discovering an icon in plain sight
A history grad student’s research leads to the discovery of Black nurse Biddy Mason in Depression-era murals.
Race and class can color teachers’ digital expectations for their students — with white students getting more encouragement
While providing access to technology is important, it won’t even the digital playing field. Embracing all students’ digital interests as opportunities for learning can help.
Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing
Young, irreverent gamers on Twitch and the ancient world of chess are both transforming as their cultures collide.
Being a selfish jerk doesn’t get you ahead, research finds
Nice guys and gals don’t finish last after all.