As UC's newly minted grads look forward to embarking on a bright new chapter, we profile a few whose extraordinary grit and determination brought them to the place they are today.

First group of UC Global Food Initiative fellows at UC Santa Barbara is studying food waste on campus, food insecurity among students.

Underdog status doesn't stop engineering students from entering global design competition.

With support from the UC Global Food Initiative, this year’s CITRIS Mobile App Challenge added a new dimension: finding ways to nutritiously and sustainably feed people.

The students in the UndocuBruins program say it creates a space where undocumented students’ goals are valued.

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.

Scholarship endowment has already raised more than $4 million for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

UC Irvine alumnus Ian Daelucian launches The Heart of Delight to nurture those in need.

At national summit, experts look to find ways to help students overcome financial and legal hurdles.

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

Honors go to a Ph.D. candidate at UC San Diego and UC Riverside students operating a free health clinic.

UC campuses this spring are surveying students to assess the scope of food security issues, implementing short-term relief where needed and exploring long-term solutions that address student nutrition — UC regents to discuss food security May 21.