UC Newsroom |

Gender-affirming care in the spotlight: A Q&A with Dr. Maddie Deutsch

A discussion with Dr. Maddie Deutsch, head of one of the most respected gender-affirming care programs in the country.
UC Newsroom |

UC joins forces with the California Secretary of State to facilitate increased voting across the 10-campus system

UC leaders and the California Secretary of State signed a joint resolution today (June 29) pledging to work together ahead of November’s general election to boost civic engagement and facilitate voting by ensuring that UC has ballot drop boxes or voting centers on all 10 of its campuses.
UC Office of the President |

UC President Drake, Board of Regents Vice Chair Leib sign resolution with California Secretary of State Weber to affirm partnership aimed at increasing student participation in elections

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and Board of Regents Vice Chair Richard Leib today (June 29) joined California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., in signing a joint resolution to increase student participation in elections. The resolution affirms UC’s longstanding partnership with the Secretary of State’s office to increase voter participation by eligible University students, faculty, staff and surrounding UC campus community members.
UCLA |

Deep diver: Justin Dunnavant

The maritime archaeologist finds a new lens for exploring Black culture through the discovery of lost slave ships — and the secrets they carry.
UC Riverside |

California does not need to choose between post-pandemic economic growth and reducing carbon emissions

Green jobs in California will outpace nation by end of decade, analysis suggests.
UC Newsroom |

Celebrating Title IX with great moments in UC women’s sports

50 years ago, Title IX changed the landscape of education and sports for women in the U.S. Here’s a salute to those who keep its flame burning bright.
UC Irvine |

Commemorating Juneteenth

Davin Phoenix, UC Irvine Irvine political science associate professor, offers reflections.
UC Davis |

Intelligence is malleable and can grow stronger, study says

The brain, like a muscle, can be strengthened and trained — an insight that can help low-achieving students.
UC Davis |

California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings

In the first three years of California's 'red flag' law, nearly all Gun Violence Restraining Orders were filed by law enforcement.
UC Irvine |

What is Title IX?

A primer on 1972’s landmark anti-discrimination law.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC campuses join new alliance to increase Hispanic opportunity

By 2030, Alliance universities aim to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students and increase by 20 percent the Hispanic professoriate.
UCLA |

After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws

After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.