San Diego Union-Tribune |

UCSD graduate eyes trip to space station

Microbiologist Kate Rubins is scheduled to join the space station crew next spring to conduct experiments.

UC Newsroom |

UC students awarded Global Food Initiative fellowships

The 44 fellows, representing all 10 UC campuses, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Berkeley Lab, will help advance the systemwide initiative.

UC Merced |

Engineering student makes an impact on agriculture

UC Merced undergrad Rebecca Quinte, a UC Global Food Initiative fellow, is working on a project that aims to shoo away leaffooted bugs, insects that feed on the seeds of crops like pomegranates, almonds and pistachios.

UCLA |

Beauty's hidden health cost for African Americans

Ph.D. student raises awareness about potential health risks of certain hair products.

UC Riverside |

Lawn mower emission reduction device wins national award

Several generations of engineering teams have worked on the NOx-Out device to cut air pollution.

UCLA |

Tillman scholarship puts student veteran on a path to succeed in medicine

Fourth-year med student is also pursuing master's in public health, plans to work as a doctor with the Veterans Health Administration.

UC Newsroom |

A classroom without walls

Course on ecology and conservation takes students from across UC out in the natural landscape.

UC Santa Cruz |

Picture this: an app for blind photographers

Grad student designed audio tool to recognize and describe photos for the visually impaired.

UC Merced |

UC president’s whirlwind Merced visit covers many bases

Third campus visit touches on affordability, sustainability and outreach to local high-schoolers.

Huffington Post |

Access to higher education equals access to opportunity

UC Davis Chancellor Katehi: Ranking based on upward mobility speaks to university's values.

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.'