UC Santa Barbara |

From Juneteenth to reparations: The ongoing journey for racial justice

Professor and historian Giuliana Perrone discusses her latest research in the context of Juneteenth and the latest from California's reparations task force.
UCLA |

Julio Frenk to take helm of UCLA, nation’s No. 1–ranked public university, as its 7th chancellor

The renowned public health researcher and president of the University of Miami since 2015 is recognized globally as a visionary leader in higher education and will be the campus’ first Latino chancellor.
UC Merced |

Remapping global history through 5,500 years of malaria

A new study has identifies trade, warfare and colonialism as major catalysts for the spread of malaria over history.
UC Newsroom |

Transfer students triumph in the Class of 2024

Meet 10 first-gen graduates who started their journey to UC at a California community college.
UCLA Athletics and UCLA Newsroom |

Bill Walton, 71, legendary UCLA and NBA star and broadcaster, has died

Walton, who was a two-time NCAA champion with UCLA, died Monday, May 27, following a prolonged battle with cancer.
UC Berkeley |

Check out Berkeley's summer reading list for incoming students

We invite you to peruse the latest edition of the UC Berkeley Summer Reading List for New Students.
UC Newsroom |

2 UC faculty and 11 alumni awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes, awarded May 6 by Columbia University, are among the most prestigious honors in journalism, literature and music composition.
UC Newsroom |

How reggae came to Hawai‘i

A UC Davis scholar explores how a sound that arose from Jamaica’s postcolonial political struggle found a new home on airwaves in the Pacific.
UC Newsroom |

UC’s rich and thriving poetic tradition goes back 100 years — and will keep you reading all year long

From poet laureates to Nobel Prize winners, UC has been a major influence on American poetry.
UC Irvine |

Bringing ancient Egypt to life

A professor uses pop culture to demystify pharaohs, pyramids and more.
UC Berkeley |

Q&A with Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Sympathizer’ reflects on libraries, UC Berkeley and the class that ‘radicalized’ him.
UC Davis |

The lasting legacy of Arneson’s Eggheads

The famed sculptures, the last of which was installed 30 years ago this year, are being commemorated with events marking 2024 as the Year of the Eggheads.