UC Santa Cruz |

Grad student unites personal passion, programming skills to help others

Undaunted by her own impaired vision, Lourdes Morales is developing computer software to help blind people format documents.
New York Times |

Michele Roberts, N.B.A. union’s new leader, confronts gender barriers

Michele Roberts, N.B.A. union’s new leader and a Boalt Hall alum, confronts gender barriers.
UC Newsroom |

Alum keeps Berkeley pantry churning to feed student parents

As a single mom and undergrad student, Koko Mulder founded UC Berkeley's pantry to help non-traditional students like herself stretch their food dollars. Now a campus staffer, she's still at the pantry's helm.
UC Office of the President |

UC Oakland Partnership Initiative awards scholarships

Six Oakland high school students receive scholarships, plan to attend UC campus in the fall
UC Irvine |

Irvine alum co-created "Game of Thrones"

Once a struggling writer, alumnus David Benioff is now Hollywood royalty as the co-creator of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.’
San Francisco Business Journal |

It's not brain surgery — well, it is for Accurexa and Dr. Daniel Lim

UCSF neurosurgeon and UC Berkeley engineering students join forces on a new and improved device to aid in stem cell treatments.
UCLA |

UCLA undergrads are first to build an entire satellite on campus

Dozens of students from majors across campus have spent thousands of hours on building a loaf-of-bread-sized satellite that will measure space weather.
UC San Diego |

Learn to code while playing Minecraft

A team of computer scientists has developed a software package that allows users to learn how to program while playing the popular video game.
UC Riverside |

A neuropsychology and beer mixer

Taking advantage of new brewery business model, graduate student starts selling his beers.
UC Santa Barbara |

Tracking giant kelp from space

Marine researchers turn to citizen scientists to help investigate the ‘redwoods of the ocean.’
UC Admissions |

UC application opens Aug. 1

Get a head start on your UC application! The undergraduate application is open now — be sure to complete and file Nov. 1-30.
UC Merced |

President Napolitano explores UC Merced-Yosemite partnership

Two-day visit provided an up-close look at UC Merced’s partnership with the neighboring national park.