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UC’s Investment Assets close fiscal year at $152 billion

The University of California’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer (UC Investments) announced today (Sept. 16) that its assets under management stood at $152.3 billion as of June 30, 2022, down from $168 billion a year ago. Since 2014, however, the portfolios have grown by $57.4 billion, or 60.5%.
UC President Drake
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A message from UC President Drake denouncing anti-Semitism, bigotry and hate

President Drake and the University of California condemn these cowardly and hateful acts in the strongest terms.
UC Office of the President |

UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings

Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.

Randy W. Schekman (on the right) and Martin Vetterli speak in front of masked students
UC Newsroom |

Application deadline nears for extraordinary fellowship that unites young scientists with Nobel laureates

The UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellowship is open to students and postdocs from all 10 UC campuses, as well as the three UC-affiliated National Laboratories. The deadline is October 17, 2022.
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Good news on paying for college: Four ways UC is helping families

Prospective UC students can take heart: UC provides generous aid and is doing even more to keep a world-class education affordable.
Two UC Davis students, a young Asian man and young Black woman, give each other a high five
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The University of California stands out in serving its students and the nation, says Washington Monthly

Four UC campuses were among the top 25 of all universities, public and private, in the new ranking.
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UC campuses among the world’s best colleges, per two new rankings

UC offers a top-notch education, according to The Princeton Review and Academic Ranking of World Universities.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis aims to turn ‘stop-outs’ into graduates

Four UC campuses have come together as the UC Reengagement Consortium to help more students complete their college studies.
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Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh appointed director of UC Observatories

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has appointed Dr. Bruce Macintosh director of UC Observatories (UCO), an astronomical research unit serving nine UC campuses, headquartered at UC Santa Cruz. Dr. Macintosh will begin his five-year term Sept. 1, 2022. He will also join the UC Santa Cruz faculty as a professor of astronomy and astrophysics. As director, Dr.

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UC offers admission to record-high number of California first-years as out-of-state admits decline

As part of its commitment to serve California students with a world-class education and top-tier faculty, the University of California announced today (Aug. 10) that it admitted a record 85,268 California first-years for fall 2022, a 1.2 percent increase from this past year’s 84,223 total, also a record-breaking year.
UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman discusses challenges facing U.S. universities in wake of Roe v. Wade overturn with Vice President Kamala Harris
UC Irvine |

UCI chancellor meets with Vice President Kamala Harris

At White House event, Howard Gillman discusses challenges facing U.S. universities in wake of Roe v. Wade overturn.
Students working together at a table
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UC on track to produce 1.2M graduates by 2030

It's a 20 percent increase over earlier projections as UC makes steady progress on the degree attainment goals in its 2030 Plan.
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