UC Newsroom |

UC earns even more recognition as one of the world’s best universities

Several new rankings confirm UC as an academic powerhouse.

UC Santa Barbara |

The cat. The myth. The legend

Big Boy, the unofficial campus cat, thrives thanks to an informal but comprehensive caretaking system.

UC Newsroom |

How UC spends the summer months

For the University of California, summer is a time to be unusually experimental, adventurous and productive.

UC Newsroom |

UC campuses named America's best value colleges

UC Irvine is the No. 1 best value in the country, according to MONEY’s new rankings.

UC Davis |

London's town

London Breed made history as San Francisco's first black female mayor, but she was once just an aspiring chemist.

UC Office of the President |

UC admits all-time record number of freshmen, transfer students

The University of California announced today (July 22) that it has offered an all-time record number of incoming students a spot on at least one of its nine undergraduate campuses for the 2019-20 academic year.

UC Office of the President |

UC statement on immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement

University of California President Janet Napolitano issued the following statement today (July 14): Large-scale immigration raids are designed to strike fear in our immigrant communities, and the University of California will not be a willing participant in them. 

UC Newsroom |

Finally, a closet that’s fun to be in

Trans and nonbinary students get a great, free place to shop at UC Santa Cruz's Cantú Clothing Closet.

UC Berkeley |

New technology helps media detect ‘deepfakes’

From wrinkled noses to pursed lips, the distinct quirks in how we speak may hold the key to combating manipulated videos.

UC Newsroom |

Diplomas that would not be denied

These four students faced nearly unimaginable obstacles on the way to graduation — and now prepare to help others succeed.

UC Newsroom |

New grads who took the path less traveled

It's never too late for your future to begin — and these extraordinary new grads prove it.

UCLA |

Activist, entrepreneur duo ready to throw the ‘pink tax’ overboard

It's a classic American story: Soon-to-be grads Helen and Rachel Lee are fighting to get a tax — on feminine hygiene products — repealed.