Become a UC AdvocateRecent Press Releases
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University of California Health supports CDC recommendation on COVID-19 vaccine for children
University of California HealthNovember 4, 2021
The expansion of vaccination against COVID-19 to approximately 28 million children aged 5-11 years across the nation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a significant step forward in the fight against the pandemic.
University of California Health signs Health Equity Pledge to leverage data in addressing disparities
University of California HealthOctober 26, 2021
University of California Health joins approximately 40 cross-sector health care organizations committing to collecting, stratifying, and reviewing data about race, ethnicity, language and sex across top metrics and sharing anonymized, aggregate-level information to inform best practices.
UC celebrates second 2021 Nobel Prize winner
October 12, 2021
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., released the following statement today (Oct. 12) on University of California, Berkeley, labor economist and professor of economics David Card, Ph.D., winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. He was awarded half the prize, with the other half shared by economists Joshua Angrist of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Guido Imbens of Stanford University. Card was honored for his work on social and economic forces that impact low-wage workers, including outcomes of an increased minimum wage and of immigration on job growth in America.
Key Coverage
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University of California offers Perkins Loan borrowers relief. Will other colleges follow?
The Washington Post
April 20, 2020
The public university system is mirroring the federal government's suspension of interest and payments, granting relief to tens of thousands of borrowers.
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Federal research is the key to solving the COVID-19 crisis
Inside Higher Ed
April 7, 2020
Now is the time to invest even more in it, write UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Health Executive Vice President Dr. Carrie L. Byington in a new op-ed.
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We sued the Trump administration to save DACA and protect students: Napolitano and Pérez
USA Today
November 12, 2019
DACA has been a huge benefit to students, communities and America, and fits with our legacy of protecting the vulnerable. The case to end it is flimsy, UC leaders write.
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UC defends its best and brightest: its DACA students
San Francisco Chronicle
November 8, 2019
DACA students are more likely to attend college, earn a degree, be employed and serve in the military, writes UC Board of Regents Chair John A. Pérez.
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