Tree project aims to put the oak back in Oakland
The city's namesake oaks are no longer ubiquitous. A UC Berkeley professor is on a mission to bring back the leafy groves.
New York Times
Beating the heat
Climate change is igniting a revolution in winemaking, and UC Davis' Andrew Walker is leading the charge.
Slate
UC Davis students compete for Iron Brew title
Four Aggies turned in beer for their final, and it won them top honors.
CBS Sacramento
What UC Merced’s class of 2015 says about California's future
Chancellor Leland: The Golden State invested in a world-class campus in the Central Valley. Why give up on it now?
Zócalo Public Square
UC press release on governor's revised budget
Agreement with Gov. Brown caps resident tuition at current level for the next two years and addresses pension, maintenance issues.
Degrees of freedom
What does it mean to be free? Why is freedom important? How does freedom in moral and political life relate to freedom in the physical world? Join six of UC San Diego's scholars as they explore the degrees of freedom.
UCTV
Jennifer Doudna: a pioneer who helped simplify genome editing
The UC Berkeley biochemist helped make one of the most monumental discoveries in biology: a relatively easy way to alter any organism’s DNA.
New York Times
Op-ed: Cutting research at UC would slow advances
Reducing historical research at the University of California and elsewhere will not balance the books, but it will leave key facts buried and essential stories untold.
Sacramento Bee
Why waitresses put up with sexual harassment
Rock-bottom earnings all but guarantee a climate in which food servers put up with harassment just to eke out a living. UC Berkeley's Saru Jayaraman is trying to change that.
Slate
Op-ed: Students need state's support
The promise of the University of California system rests on the public nature of the university and the funding it receives from the state of California.
The Press-Enterprise