Sacramento Bee |

Viewpoints: ‘Dreamers,’ those brought illegally to U.S., deserve same loans as other students

UC President Napolitano writes in support of Senate Bill 1210 — the California Dream Loan Program — which would help these students finance their education.
UC Irvine |

President Obama at UC Irvine Commencement 2014

President Barack Obama spoke at UC Irvine's commencement celebration at Angel Stadium.

Wall Street Journal |

The world's smartest surfers

Forget the stoner image; UC San Diego's surfers study physics and biochem — and they win.
Storify |

2014 UC graduations

Commencement season is on, and we're following all the ceremonies at UC on Storify.
Forbes |

David Miller's SlugBooks out to disrupt college textbook market

UC Santa Cruz alum is behind a site that fuels comparison shopping for pricey college textbooks.
NPR |

The science of when we laugh and why

Cognitive neuroscientist (and UCLA alum) Scott Weems explores the science "of when we laugh and why."
Mission and State |

The student who took on Venoco

The oil giant says it didn’t use acid to get offshore oil; UC Santa Barbara intern disagrees.
UC Newsroom |

Nobelist Schekman on the value of public higher ed

Nobel laureate Randy Schekman is a UC Berkeley professor and a UCLA alumnus. From the pinnacle of achievement, Schekman credits public higher education as the foundation of his success. Schekman will participate in UC's Graduate Research Day, calling for more student support.

Huffington Post |

New SAT to bring back 1600-point scale

Revisions — including essay as an optional feature — reflect changes in U.S. educational philosophy.
UC Office of the President |

UCOP announces student video contest

The University of California Office of the President teams up with Directing Change, a contest that encourages students to submit videos that will positively impact campus life.
UC Davis |

Aggie voices

Spotlight on the UC Davis student experience — from the student's point of view.
San Francisco Chronicle |

Revamped computer science classes attract more girls

A UC Berkeley computer science class is at the vanguard of a tech world shift: The class has more women than men.