A writing workshop for student veterans offers an opportunity to tell their stories and connect with peers.
UC Santa Barbara |
The write stuff
UC Berkeley |
Award-winning stories by UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program alums spur passage of two California laws on policing
California passes two laws to reform policing, due to stories developed at the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program.
UC Newsroom |
These founders started with an idea. A UC education helped them make it real.
Meet three UC alums who combined their own ambition and big ideas with a UC education and on-campus entrepreneurial resources to launch successful businesses.
UC Newsroom |
Shaping your personal narrative: PIQ tips and more from UC admissions experts
Applying to UC as a first-year student? We’ve got answers to some of the top questions students ask, including tips on how to think about the narrative sections of the application, like the Personal Insight Questions.
UC Newsroom |
What’s the most important part of the UC application? Our admissions experts weigh in.
Are you applying to the University of California for fall admission as a first-year student? Don’t stress! We’ve got pointers and info right here, from how the admissions process works to getting financial aid and top tips for applying.
UC Newsroom |
UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025
Lab-grown seafood, a new treatment for Parkinson's disease and a kid-safe power saw are among the genius ideas from UC inventors honored by TIME magazine in 2025.
UC Office of the President |
University of California sets world record for Nobel Prizes in a single year
“These remarkable achievements by five UC-affiliated Nobel Prize winners reflect the very best of the world-changing teaching, research, and public service happening across our University,” said UC President James B. Milliken.
UC Newsroom |
7 UC faculty and alumni awarded MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Since 2020, UC alumni and faculty have accounted for nearly 1 in 4 recipients of the prestigious fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, which provides an $800,000, no-strings-attached grant to support the winner’s interests.
UC Newsroom |
UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record
These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.
UC Berkeley |
Women portrayed as younger than men online, and AI amplifies the bias
A new study from UC Berkeley documented extensive age and gender distortion across online media — and found that common algorithms are amplifying the bias.
UC Office of the President |
UC President James B. Milliken statement on UC Berkeley professor Omar M. Yaghi’s Nobel Prize in chemistry win
University of California President James B. Milliken released today (Oct. 8) the statement below following the announcement of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, which was awarded to Omar Yaghi, The James and Neeltje Tretter Professor of Chemistry at UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.