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UC president comments on college ratings framework
President Napolitano writes to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about the draft framework for the new college ratings system.
Statement on White House announcement supporting UC plan to invest in climate solutions
UC President Napolitano spoke Monday at the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit to highlight the university’s investments in sustainability and its groundbreaking research enterprise.
UC president responds to President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget request
Budget request focuses on higher education access and strategic investments in student financial aid, basic research, precision medicine and other concerns.
UC launches food blog
The blog called, UC Food Observer, is a daily selection of must-read news on food policy, nutrition, agriculture and more.
UC Regents appoint new COO
Rachael Nava is appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at UC’s Office of the President.
Select advisory commitee approved
UC Regents committee votes to recommend the formation of a select advisory committee that will examine the university’s cost structure and the role of the university.
UC meets milestone goals to address sexual violence on campuses
The measures were among the seven recommendations the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault issued in September.
Yvette Gullatt named UC vice provost for diversity and engagement
Gullatt will oversee issues of diversity and inclusion and coordinate efforts in these areas across all levels of the university.
UC creates President’s Sustainability Student Fellowship/Internship program
UCOP will fund student awards in support of UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative and other university sustainability efforts.
Napolitano's statement on Safe Student Account Scorecard
The University of California applauds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's effort to identify good financial practices.
University of California to supply electricity to select campuses, medical centers
UC will switch from a third-party electricity supplier and throughout January begin to provide electric power directly to five of its campuses and three of its medical centers, along with other electric accounts throughout the university.
Diverse pool of Californians apply to UC in record numbers
Data collected from the application cycle that closed Nov. 30 show that 193,873 students applied for admission to at least one UC campus – 158,146 of them as freshmen and the remainder as transfer students.