The University of California today (April 20) announced its second class of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows, an extraordinary group of 30 young scientists selected from the 10 UC campuses and three national laboratories to attend invitation-only lectures and small seminars with some 40 Nobel laureates from around the world.

The new degree will not only enhance academic offerings but will foster collaborative study regarding the current experiences and histories of people of African descent.

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (April 13):

Sunday’s killing of Daunte Wright is yet another senseless tragedy that tears at our hearts and reopens deep wounds. Even as Americans follow the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, this latest horror vividly conjures the trauma and heartbreak of the killing of George Floyd just a few miles away. And so many, too many, others.

Student Gina Schneider becomes a part of history as one of the first women in the U.S. to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout.

Master’s student Selina Brinkmann has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University — a first for the campus.

By using a synthetic genetic polymer, the researcher overcomes prior limitations and lets you hold the world in the palm of your hand.

More than 1,600 mentors stepped up in four months to help their fellow students feel connected.

Juggling chemistry with surfing, Katia Gibson says: “I’ve had an epiphany, and I want my life to be like this.”

UC students and leaders testified to the urgent need to reinvest in Pell Grant funding that helps those from low-income families pay for college.

Both earned their teaching credentials at the UC Irvine School of Education.

New research center is the brainchild of Eddie Comeaux, a higher education professor and former Division I athlete.

Reflections on the holiday and its global celebrations from scholars at UC Irvine.