UC Merced entered its second decade of instruction Wednesday, when classes started for an estimated 6,600 students.

A newly-minted UCLA alumna pays tribute to her parents — who have worked strawberry fields for two decades — in a moving photo collection.

In our fourth year of drought, the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology shows off its latest attempts to make sure student-produced wine remains both delicious and water conscious.

Class is one of only about a dozen of its kind at medical schools in the country.

Berkeley, Davis and Irvine dominate top five schools awarding doctoral degrees to Latino students.

The Board of Regents will vote on the recommendation at its July meeting; if approved, Marcela Ramirez will become the 42nd student regent since the position was established in 1975.

Four Aggies turned in beer for their final, and it won them top honors.

UC Grad Slam competition challenges students to explain their research in just three minutes without using technical jargon.

California institutions have in many ways been in the vanguard of progressive policies to promote energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. Now, in the grip of a severe drought and facing mandatory water restrictions, the state's colleges are under intensified pressure to reduce consumption and ramp up other conservation measures.

Avoiding technical terms and keeping things simple is the goal for UCLA graduate students who are participating in Grad Slam, a contest that rewards students for speaking more like ordinary people.

UC San Diego is home to the second chapter of Alpha Lambda Mu, the country's first Muslim fraternity.

Activities are planned across the UC system to build awareness.