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Persistence was key to UC regent and NASA astronaut José Hernández’s achievement of lifelong dream

Hernández shares what he has learned from a life that is the stuff of movies. (In fact, Amazon is turning it into a feature film!)
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UC and the Federated University Police Officers Association collaborate on new multiyear contract for UC police officers

The University of California is pleased to announce that the Federated University Police Officers Association (FUPOA) membership has voted to ratify a new four-year contract for UC’s 260 police officers. The agreement includes annual across-the-board increases and incentives for higher education, multilingual skills utilization, physical fitness and other police functions. The new contract will be effective from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026.

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California’s public higher education leaders united in their support of DACA

In a joint statement, leaders urge DACA recipients to renew their status as a federal court reviews the program’s legal standing.
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California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California issue joint statement on DACA ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and California State University Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester, Ph.D., released the following joint statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision upholding the State of Texas, et al., v. United States (2021) ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program is unlawful:  

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UC and Teamsters collaborate on new multiyear contract for clerical and other administrative staff

University of California officials today (Oct. 3) announced a tentative agreement with the Teamsters Local 2010 union on a new four-year contract for the more than 11,000 clerical employees, library assistants and other administrative staff represented by the Teamsters. Once ratified by union members, the new contract will be effective from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026.

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‘Peace doesn't come from the sky’: Dalai Lama advocates for togetherness as he receives Spendlove Prize

A special recognition over a decade in the making was celebrated this month as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.
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A $60M gift to heal the oceans

Marc and Lynne Benioff gift the university $60 million to support ocean science research and solutions — one of the largest known gifts anywhere to support ocean research.
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UC announces recipients of inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award

The University of California awarded two foster youth students the inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award. William Carter, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, and Mary Tran, a UCLA law student, were presented with their awards by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib at a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Diego.

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UC president recognizes foster youth students, celebrates outstanding student leadership

The inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award and an award for student leadership shine a light on the impact UC students are already having on the world.
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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%.
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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.
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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.