A statement from UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., on free speech and campus protests (April 30, 2024):
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University of California statement on divestment
The University of California shared the following statement today, Friday, April 26, 2024:
The University of California has consistently opposed calls for boycott against and divestment from Israel. While the University affirms the right of our community members to express diverse viewpoints, a boycott of this sort impinges on the academic freedom of our students and faculty and the unfettered exchange of ideas on our campuses.
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Rich Lyons, longtime campus business, innovation leader, will be UC Berkeley's next chancellor
With decades of experience on campus, Lyons — the former dean of the Haas School of Business — will take over from outgoing Chancellor Carol Christ on July 1.
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University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announces appointment of new UC Berkeley chancellor
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announced today (April 10) the selection of Richard K. Lyons, former dean of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and current associate vice chancellor and chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer, to become UC Berkeley’s next chancellor.
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California Student Aid Commission and California’s public higher education segments collaborate to ease access to financial aid
California Dream Act Applications will open to first-time financial aid applicants from mixed-status families to meet financial aid deadlines for fall 2024.
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Young UC scientists selected as fellows to prestigious Nobel laureate meeting
27 highly accomplished young scientists were awarded the opportunity to join Nobel laureates from around the globe at the 2024 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany.
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‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI
UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
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University of California leader Theresa Maldonado elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
She will lead the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of innovative research through the Science family of journals.
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University of California application totals for fall 2024 admission on the rise/Aumentan el total de solicitudes de admisión de la Universidad de California para el otoño de 2024
The University of California today (March 6) announced that it received a total of 250,436 applications (206,893 for first-year admission and 43,543 applications for transfer admission) for fall 2024 admission. Overall, application numbers increased 1.5 percent compared to the previous year. The uptick was driven by a rise in applications from transfer students, California residents, and students from historically underrepresented groups in higher education.
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UC has sent more women to space than any other school in the solar system
Since Sally Ride's history-making flight in 1983, the University of California has built a stellar roster of woman astronauts.
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University of California and Assemblymember Weber announce legislation to close nutrition disparities for vulnerable babies
Sacramento, Calif. — Today, February 26, the University of California and Assemblymember Akilah Weber, M.D., announced AB 3059, which will help eliminate disparities in accessing medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk, known as donor milk, for newborns in need.
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UC proposes 26 percent pay increase for AFSCME workers/La UC propone un aumento salarial del 26% para los trabajadores de AFSCME
Lowest-paid union members will see a 47 percent wage increase over five-year contract