UC Riverside |

Happy birthday, UC Riverside

A collection of news reports tells the story of the start of classes in February 1954.
Los Angeles Times |

Is college still worth it? Pew research says yes

A four-year degree pays off — and in some ways that may be even more so for the current generation.
UC Office of the President |

Video - Applying to graduate school

UC doctoral students share their best advice for preparing, applying, and paying for graduate school.
UC Berkeley |

Webcam offers birds-eye view of demolition

Berkeley's Eshleman Hall is coming down — part of the revitalization of Lower Sproul Plaza. Check out the action via webcam.

UCTV |

UCTV's Career Channel

UC San Diego Extension powers new channel aimed at new grads, others navigating the choppy waters of job search.
Los Angeles Times |

Can science bake a better apple pie?

A class at UCLA teaches all about the science behind what makes lettuce crispy, coffee bitter, and apple pie truly tasty.
Associated Press via Washington Post |

Cal hoopster now helps clinical trial

A heart condition benched Tierra Rogers before she played a college game. Now she's in a clinical trial that she hopes will keep other athletes in the game.
Sacramento Bee |

Students work to engineer plastic-degrading bacteria

Young researchers have spent the summer at UC Davis\' Genome Center working on what they hope will one day be the answer to cleaning up the world\'s landfills.
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Apply now

Fall 2013 cycle is now open. Deadline is Nov. 30 — get your application ready!
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Students give high marks to UC education, access to courses

Biennial survey reveals overall satisfaction with college experience at UC, even in the face of reduced state funding.
University of California |

Heading into zero gravity

UC San Diego students are in Houston, on a NASA plane, this week to investigate what happens in the heads of astronauts during weightlessness. They are part of NASA's Microgravity University, which offers selected students a rare chance to do research in near-zero gravity.
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Graduate students form nanotech startup