UC San Francisco |

$177M gift will found Global Brain Health Institute to fight dementia

Atlantic Philanthropies funds UCSF and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, to stem the precipitous rise in dementia by training and connecting a new generation of leaders worldwide.

UCLA |

David Geffen donates $100M to launch school for grades 6-12

Geffen Academy at UCLA will serve as model for contemporary education, provide students access to campus learning opportunities and facilities.

UC Newsroom |

UC budget plan will provide for 10,000 more California students

Regents will consider a proposal to grow in-state undergraduate enrollment over three years, bolstered by additional state funds.

UC Merced |

National rankings point to growing recognition for young campus

UC's newest campus is drawing accolades for diversity, sustainability and preparing students for the workforce.

UC Office of the President |

Statements from UC President Napolitano and Regents Chairman Lozano

Leadership comments on incident at UC Merced.

UC Office of the President |

UC files amicus brief in affirmative action case

UC provides the U.S. Supreme Court with data on its own efforts to promote diversity in a court brief that supports the University of Texas.

UCLA |

UCLA doing its part to save millions of gallons of water per year

Replacing the 8 acres of turf on the IM Field is a key part of the university’s response to California’s historic drought.

UC Newsroom |

UC researchers present 10 scalable solutions for climate change

These solutions offer a practical framework outlining both immediate and longer-term actions for moving toward carbon neutrality.

UCLA via The Conversation |

California universities launch experiment to go carbon-neutral 'at scale'

UC pledges to stop contributing to climate change while going about its normal business. Can the lessons we’re learning here be scaled up to the nation and the world? 

Santa Cruz Sentinel |

Cool Campus Challenge encourages carbon neutrality across UC schools

All 10 UC schools are participating in the Cool Campus Challenge, a systemwide initiative to encourage students, faculty and staff to take simple steps to reduce their carbon footprints. It’s part of the larger goal to make the entire UC system carbon neutral by 2025.

UC Newsroom |

UC leaders head back to high school

UC leaders will deliver a college-going message to high school students around the state, as part of the annual Achieve UC effort.

UC Santa Barbara |

Promoting team science

NSF grant puts UC Santa Barbara at the helm of interdisciplinary research effort to promote gender equity in the STEM workforce.