Press Releases

The University of California congratulates the accomplished winners and finalists of the third annual UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, which recognizes creative approaches that revolutionize contemporary business models.

The University of California Board of Regents is looking for the next student representative to serve on UC’s governing body. The Student Regent is a full voting member of the board, representing more than 270,000 graduate and undergraduate students across the university’s 10-campus system.

UC Board of Regents Chair George Kieffer and UC President Janet Napolitano today (Jan. 10) issued the following statement on Gov. Newsom’s budget plan:

Grants from the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) to help UC researchers address pressing contemporary issues.

University of California’s Interim Systemwide Title IX Coordinator Suzanne Taylor issued a statement today (November 16, 2018), following the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of proposed federal changes to Title IX policy, which will affect how schools handle cases of sexual harassment, including sexual violence.  

The University of California today (Nov. 16) launched the third annual UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, a systemwide effort to connect new and veteran UC entrepreneurs with coaching, resources and exposure to a network of investors to advance and scale their startups.

Due to the recent California wildfires, the University of California will extend its undergraduate application to affected students who are applying this fall.

The University of California applauds today’s decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that keeps in place the injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.