UC Office of the President |

Admissions offers up, on track to enroll 10,000 more California students by next year

The University of California announced today (July 6) that some 70,000 incoming California freshmen and more than 21,000 in-state transfer students were offered a spot for fall 2017 on at least one of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.

UC Office of the President |

UC Board of Regents nominates 2018-19 student regent, selects first-ever student advisor

A University of California Board of Regents’ special committee has nominated Devon Graves, a doctoral student at UCLA, to be the 2018-19 student regent and in a separate process, UCLA undergraduate Rafael “Rafi” Sands has been appointed to the new position of student advisor to the regents for 2017-18, it was announced today (July 3).

UC Office of the President |

UC launches new systemwide procedures to combat sexual harassment and sexual violence

The University of California today (June 29) announced new systemwide procedures for responding to alleged sexual misconduct by faculty and staff that provide greater transparency, consistency and timeliness in investigating and adjudicating such cases.

UC Newsroom |

3 UC alums in NASA’s Class of 2017 launch extraordinary careers

The new astronaut candidates head to Johnson Space Center to prepare to fulfill their lifelong dreams.

UC Office of the President |

UC Board of Regents approves policy on nonresident student enrollment

The University of California Board of Regents today (May 18) approved a policy on nonresident undergraduate enrollment that reaffirms UC’s historic commitment to California residents by limiting the proportion of out-of-state and international students at its nine undergraduate campuses.
 

Grist |

Techies and tractors: Silicon Valley’s next big thing is saving water

Alumna works with the UC Cooperative Extension to bring new solutions to California growers.

UC Office of the President |

UC moves to shut down alleged fraud targeting students

The University of California today (April 20) announced it has uncovered a massive scheme targeting students through its student health plan that fraudulently obtained student information and then stole almost $12 million from UC by writing phony medical prescriptions in the students’ names.

UC Newsroom |

Young tech entrepreneurs take bite out of hunger

How can 50 million Americans not know where their next meal is coming from while 40 percent of food gets wasted?

Los Angeles Times |

Space startups get their 'Shark Tank' moment

A UC San Diego alum hopes to take advantage of investing's newest horizon.

San Francisco Chronicle |

The mission to capture storms’ water before it flows away

UC Santa Cruz grad students pioneer a program to fight future droughts while offsetting farmers' bills.

The Washington Post |

There’s new tech to build better basketball shooters. And Steph Curry is all over it.

Where is the 'guaranteed make zone'? Ask this UC San Diego grad student.

Times Higher Education |

Where do Oscar-winning actors and actresses go to university?

UC rules the rankings once again.