UC Irvine |

Giving voice to veterans

A UC Irvine certificate program comprises three courses exploring experiences of service members.
UC Newsroom |

Celebrating a record-setting investment in climate research for California

Climate scientists and state officials gathered in Sacramento last week to kick off a new round of research projects funded by a $185 million partnership between UC and the State of California.
UC Office of the President |

Advisory committee named for UCLA chancellor search

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has announced the formation of a search advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the international search for a new chancellor to lead the UCLA campus. Regent Richard Leib, Chair of the Board of Regents, appointed five Regents to serve on the committee.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block announced in August that he plans to retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

UC Berkeley |

Rescuing dissent: Inside the year-long mission to bring prominent Putin critics to UC Berkeley

Russian social science professors Ilya Matveev and Ilya Budraitskis, renowned for their expertise on authoritarianism, fled their country after Russia invaded Ukraine. A faculty and staff coalition helped give them a safe harbor at UC Berkeley.
UC Merced |

UC Regent and astronaut José Hernández shows students their dreams aren’t ‘A Million Miles Away’

José Hernández is the subject of the new feature film "A Million Miles Away," a story of resilience and achievement about his journey from working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley to fulfilling his dream of being a NASA astronaut.
UC Office of the President |

University of California statement on Mideast violence

University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib and UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., shared the following statement today, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in the wake of a violent weekend in the Middle East,
UC Berkeley |

A history of innovation: UC Berkeley entrepreneurs, companies that changed the way we live

You may not know these names, but you definitely know the results of their work.
UC Office of the President |

Statement by University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., on the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., made the following statement today (Friday, Sept. 29) about the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.
UC Office of the President |

UC statement on the passing of California Senator Dianne Feinstein

University of California Board of Regents Chair Richard Leib made the following statement today about the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein:

“The University of California community is mourning the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a historic figure who blazed a path for countless women in politics and fought for decades on behalf of underserved communities in California.

UC Office of the President |

Advisory committee named for UC Berkeley chancellor search

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has announced the formation of a search advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the international search for a new chancellor to lead the Berkeley campus. Regent Richard Leib, the Board of Regents Chair for 2022-2024, appointed five Regents to serve on the committee.
UC Newsroom |

How a federal government shutdown could affect the University of California

If Congress doesn’t approve a funding bill by Oct. 1 when the new federal fiscal year begins, it will trigger a federal government shutdown. UC leaders have spent weeks preparing for that possible scenario.