UC Newsroom |
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 University of California faculty
UC Berkeley emeritus professor John Clarke, UC Santa Barbara professor Michel H. Devoret and UC Santa Barbara professor John M. Martinis were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics for their contributions to macroscopic quantum tunneling.
UC Newsroom |
Working on your UC application? Find tips and inspiration here
From tips for filling out the application to finding help with college costs, we’ve got resources that can help.
UCLA |
UCLA, UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Ramsdell, who earned his bachelor’s degree from UC San Diego and his doctorate in microbiology and immunology at UCLA, was one of three researchers honored for their work on the human immune system.
UC Newsroom |
10 tips on financial aid at the University of California. For starters: More than half of students pay no tuition.
UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting enough financial aid to cover all their tuition.
UC San Diego |
What a class on Taylor Swift reveals about us
A UC San Diego seminar studies the pop icon in the context of fandom and culture.
UC Newsroom |
50 years of UC alums on SNL
Live from New York, it’s … the University of California!
UC Newsroom |
The University of California is the best public university in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings
Seven UC campuses ranked among the top 25 public schools and multiple UC campuses earned top 5 rankings for social mobility and support for veterans.
UC Newsroom |
UC alumni launch more companies than graduates from anywhere else in the world
Six University of California campuses are among the top 100 universities for entrepreneurship globally, with UC Berkeley claiming the No. 1 spot for the third year in a row.
UC Newsroom |
Thrilling progress in brain-computer interfaces from UC labs
UC researchers and the patients they work with are showing the world what's possible when the human mind and advanced computers meet.
UC Davis |
UC Davis alum Joe Sasto is a rebel in the kitchen
The ‘Top Chef’ and Food Network star invites culinarians to break the rules in his first cookbook.
UC Newsroom |
University of California is the best public university in the country, Forbes finds
The 2026 America’s Top Colleges list features an all-UC top 3 and eight campuses in the top 30 for producing successful, low-debt graduates.
UC Merced |
Open arms, open skies: Students welcomed at spirited, soggy Scholars Bridge crossing
A summer storm made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before.