UC Office of the President |

Calling all students: UC wants your input on sexual violence and prevention

The University of California is inviting students to apply for a seat on the inaugural student advisory board tasked with providing input on UC sexual harassment and sexual violence issues.

UC Office of the President |

UC president, national security leaders call on Congress to protect Dreamers this year

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Nov. 15) joined fellow national security leaders in calling on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation protecting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients before the end of the year.

UC Office of the President |

Fellowship applications open for UC’s National Center for Free Speech

Starting today (Nov. 9), the University of California will accept applications from individuals interested in joining the inaugural group of fellows for its National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in Washington, D.C. The fellowship program is the cornerstone of the university’s newly established center, which aims to explore the timely, critical issue of free speech on our nation’s college campuses and in society as a whole.

UCLA |

Veterans gain vital legal aid through new UCLA Law clinic

Students help veterans gain access to benefits and address criminal justice issues.

UC Merced |

UC Merced joins effort to help make research accessible to all

Campus becomes only one of five universities leading the way for open access.

University of New South Wales via The Conversation |

Hang ten (decades): Walter Munk, inventor of the surf forecast, turns 100

The UC San Diego professor emeritus might be the most underappreciated man in surfing.

UC Santa Cruz |

A new era in astronomy: First observations of merging neutron stars

A UC Santa Cruz team provides the first-ever visual evidence of the source of gravitational waves.

UC Merced |

Animations that are true to life

Animated films are about to take a leap forward, thanks to math.

UC Santa Cruz |

The link between dreaming and mind-wandering

What are dreams? "An accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities," a new book says.

UC San Diego |

Stefan Savage receives prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship

The renowned cybersecurity expert and computer science professor joins the 2017 class of MacArthur geniuses.

UC Davis |

A safe harbor for Puerto Rican scholars

175 faculty and others to help University of Puerto Rico scholars continue research while the island recovers.

UC Berkeley |

How generosity in disasters flows in both directions

Sharing what we have activates pleasure circuits in the brain, says the Greater Good Science Center.