Martha Gonzalez
UCLA |

An unconventional path to ‘genius’

1999 graduate Martha Gonzalez reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to MacArthur fellow.
Priti Krishtel
UC Newsroom |

Six UC alums awarded 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellowships

Fellows are selected for their exceptional talent and creativity — and the promise of even greater things to come.
Carolyn Bertozzi next to Nobel Prize illustration
UC Newsroom |

Three remarkable scientists with UC connections win Nobel Prizes

This year, the winners in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry all share one important distinction: important foundational time spent at UC, a cradle of inventiveness, experimentation and learning.
Black and white photo of Carolyn Bertozzi at a chalkboard
UC Berkeley |

Chemistry Nobelist Carolyn Bertozzi’s years at UC Berkeley

Bertozzi, who shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry, received her Ph.D. from Berkeley. She later became a professor in the College of Chemistry, where she conducting her seminal work.
Stuart Freedman in the early 1970s with the experimental apparatus he and John Clauser used to test “spooky action at a distance.”
UC Berkeley |

Physics Nobel recognizes UC Berkeley experiment on ‘spooky action at a distance’

John F. Clauser and the late Stuart Freedman carried out the first experiment to show the ‘weirdness’ of quantum physics.
UC Office of the President |

UC announces recipients of inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award

The University of California awarded two foster youth students the inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award. William Carter, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, and Mary Tran, a UCLA law student, were presented with their awards by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib at a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Diego.

From left to right, current Student Regent Marlenee Blas Pedral, Mary Tran, Student Regent-designate Merhawi Tesfai, William Carter and Deniss Martinez posing for photo in a conference room
UC Newsroom |

UC president recognizes foster youth students, celebrates outstanding student leadership

The inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award and an award for student leadership shine a light on the impact UC students are already having on the world.
UC Office of the President |

UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings

Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.

Students walk in front of Sather Gate at UC Berkeley
UC Newsroom |

UC nabs top spots in 2022-23 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

Two UC campuses tie for the best public university in the country, with six total in the top 10.
Two UC Davis students, a young Asian man and young Black woman, give each other a high five
UC Newsroom |

The University of California stands out in serving its students and the nation, says Washington Monthly

Four UC campuses were among the top 25 of all universities, public and private, in the new ranking.
Young woman writing in notebook walking through woods
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses among the world’s best colleges, per two new rankings

UC offers a top-notch education, according to The Princeton Review and Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Mansi Saini, young woman with long dark hair in dark dress
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz student named one of 50 top hackers of 2022

Each year, 50 recipients from a pool of over 150,000 active community members are selected for their exceptional contributions to the tech ecosystem and STEM education.
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