UC Newsroom |

UC launches Cool Campus Challenge in a push toward carbon neutrality

'We’re on our way to becoming the very first university system to wipe out our carbon footprint for good.'

UCLA |

Juan Felipe Herrera is a voice for the people

U.S. poet laureate — a UCLA alumnus and UC Riverside professor emeritus — has been called an 'American original.'

UC Newsroom |

First-generation students hear from faculty who have ‘been there’

As thousands of first-generation college students arrive on campus, UC Irvine faculty are helping them feel a sense of belonging by sharing their own experiences as being their family's first collegians.

UC Newsroom |

New York Times calls UC an ‘upward-mobility machine’

Six campuses in top seven spots of College Access Index, which ranks economic diversity.

UC Newsroom |

UC campuses, programs recognized for diversity

Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award, 'Bright Spot' in Hispanic education highlight UC's commitment to supporting diversity on campuses and in society.

UCLA |

Management alums turn fitness inside out

Riding the fitness craze, two classmates developed a business using DXA scanners that analyze the amount of fat and lean tissue one has.

UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Stem cells could help mend a broken heart, but they've got to mature

UC Grad Slam winner's stem cell work aims to conquer heart disease.

UC Office of the President |

New website helps military veterans access a UC education

The site is designed as a one-stop shop and details an expanding array of services for veterans.

UC Newsroom |

UC alumni fill Teach for America's 2015 ranks

Nearly 200 of Teach for America's current crop of teachers hail from UCLA, Berkeley, Santa Barbara and San Diego.

UC Santa Cruz |

Tearing down the walls

Pioneering professors and staff at the fledgeling UC Santa Cruz campus challenged convention and traditional academics — helping to reform American higher education.

UCLA |

UCLA students write book about how deportation hurts families

Student-written book, 'Dreams Deported,' is a project of a UCLA labor studies minor class and third in a series on immigration and the immigrant youth movement.

UC Newsroom |

UC luminaries to receive National Humanities Medal

Food activist and scholars are among 10 honored for their work elevating the human experience.