Mother Jones |

Math: your secret weapon against Wall Street and the NSA

UC Berkeley's Edward Frenkel wants you to understand mathematics so economists, bankers, corporations, and intelligence agencies can't manipulate you anymore.
New York Times |

Learning to cut the sugar

UC San Francisco's Dr. Robert Lustig is often called "the anti-sugar guy." But he says "the anti-processed-food guy" might be more accurate.
San Diego Union-Tribune |

Triton musicians active in New York

UC San Diego faculty, including Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Reynolds, are in a series of performances at Columbia University's Miller Theatre.
Los Angeles Times |

Rescuing us from our bad water habits

UC Irvine's Jay Famiglietti is on a mission: to turn us away from our wasteful water ways.
San Francisco Chronicle |

Biotech startup turns to crowdfunding

With venture capital funds dwindling, entrepreneurial scientists are turning to online crowdfunding sources.
The Press-Enterprise |

Scribe for love

Poets, including UC Riverside's Juan Felipe Herrera, illuminate fine art of writing for love.
UC Riverside |

Happy birthday, UC Riverside

A collection of news reports tells the story of the start of classes in February 1954.
UC Riverside |

Poet laureate's favorite things

Juan Felipe Herrera, professor of creative writing, shares his favorite things about UC Riverside.
San Diego Union-Tribune |

White House honors Molina, Ride

President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to UC San Diego chemist Mario Molina and, posthumously, to astronaut and UCSD professor Sally Ride.
UC Office of the President |

Court injunction limits walkout at med centers

Patient care employees, represented by AFSCME, plan a one-day strike on Nov. 20.
UC Office of the President |

UC President Napolitano praises Professor Randy Schekman for Nobel Prize

University of California President Janet Napolitano made the following statement today (Oct. 7) after it was announced that Randy W. Schekman, professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine:

UC Office of the President |

UC Health statement on planned AFSCME strike

Senior VP urges consideration for patients, return to bargaining table.