UCLA |

Mother and daughter set to graduate together from UCLA

Gabriela and Danielle Abraham will be the first in their family to receive four-year degrees.

UC San Diego |

Commencement speaker honors common bond of setbacks and success

Ricky Flahive spent his early years missing school, living in a motel. He now shares the stage with the Dalai Lama.

UC Newsroom |

From student to modern-day abolitionist

UC Santa Cruz organization founded and run by students helps free slave laborers.

UC Irvine |

From first-generation to Fulbright

Daniela Estrada reflects UC Irvine’s commitment to the success of first-generation Latino students.

UC Santa Cruz |

'Be so good they can’t ignore you'

Alum Kalen Egan produces Amazon’s 'The Man in the High Castle' thanks to hard work and creative drive.

UC Berkeley |

Student mom Natalie Ruiz achieves her Berkeley dream, and shines

Two majors, a baby, pancreatic surgery, award-winning work and a career path are just part of the journey for this grad.

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.
 

UCLA via The Conversation |

Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars

2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.

UC Newsroom |

Congress restores year-round Pell Grants, protects federal research funding

President Napolitano thanks UC advocates for their involvement in federal budget issues.

UC Santa Barbara |

The elevator pitch perfected

Leah Foltz wins UC Santa Barbara's competition with a presentation on fixing blindness with your own cells.

UC Newsroom |

Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam

Lose the lingo and win — grad students put their research in layman's terms in this year's final.

UCLA |

Survey reveals stark gender gap in political views among college freshmen

Report also finds difference between men and women in concerns over cost of tuition.