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UC startups invited to compete for chance at $300,000 in award money
PrimeUC is collaborating with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, LLC to give one $150,000 award and three $50,000 awards to companies with early-stage innovations related to therapeutics, consumer health, medical devices and diagnostics.
UC President to testify in Washington on combating campus sexual assault
President Janet Napolitano will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee about UC efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence and sexual assault.
University of California releases annual payroll report
The University of California has released its annual report on systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2014.
UC mandates training, additional measures to address sexual violence on campuses
Measures are designed to ensure consistent response systemwide.
UC president announces $15/hour minimum wage
Wage increase will be phased in over three years; contracting policies also set to change.
UCOP statement about UCLA Health cyberattack
No evidence of individuals' personal or medical information accessed in attack on UCLA Health.
UC president names Glenda Humiston to head Agriculture and Natural Resources
Humiston has 25 years of experience working on agriculture, natural resources, sustainability, and economic development in rural communities.
University of California streamlines paths for community college transfer students
The Transfer Pathways, created by UC faculty, outline a single set of courses that will prepare transfer students for a particular major at any of the university’s nine undergraduate campuses, and help students graduate from UC within two years after their…
UC admits more than 113,000 students for fall 2015
UC admitted 92,324 freshman students for fall 2015 and an additional 20,921 California Community College transfer students.
UC researchers sweep prestigious National Awards for Young Scientists
The annual awards recognize the nation’s most exceptional young scientists and engineers. This is the first time that all three winners have hailed from one university system.
UC tops list of universities granted U.S. patents
UC was granted 453 utility patents in 2014 for discoveries made by its researchers. As of June 2014, the university had 4,448 active U.S. patents in total.
Advisory committee named for Berkeley Lab director search
The search committee consists of UC regents, faculty, administrators and senior scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed by UC for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.