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.
UC Newsroom |
Are you ready to vote? Get prepared!
UC student leaders are urging classmates not to overlook the California primary on June 7.
UC Newsroom |
The University of California has joined SEA Change, accelerating efforts to diversify its faculty
The SEA Change initiative focuses on eliminating systemic barriers to participation in the STEMM fields, and fostering engagement with communities underrepresented in — and historically excluded from — those fields.
UC Office of the President |
UC strengthens efforts to remove barriers to STEMM, works to accelerate progress in diversifying professoriate by becoming first charter University system in SEA Change
The University of California today (May 24) announced that its 10 campuses have joined the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change program, making UC the first institution of higher learning to sign on at a systemwide level. Three University campuses, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Cruz, are established charter members of the program.
UC Irvine |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Association of American Universities
Chancellor Gillman discussed campus efforts to support Ukrainian academics and how students might engage with core democratic values.
UC Newsroom |
Gov. Newsom proposes significant new investments in UC to expand access and affordability
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (May 13) reaffirmed his support for a state spending plan that would make significant long-term investments in the University of California, allowing UC to increase enrollment and expand college access and affordability to families across the state.
UC Merced |
UC Merced professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to lead the DOE’s Office of Science
The U.S. Senate this week confirmed professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be the new director of the Office of Science in the federal Department of Energy.
UC Office of the President |
Statement from University of California President Michael V. Drake on the Cradle-to-Career System launch
University of California President Michael V. Drake released the following statement today (May 12) on the launch of the Cradle-to-College System.
UC Davis |
After a record-breaking fire year, experts call for a shift in wildfire strategy
A new report summarizes the wildfires of 2020 and what we can learn to mitigate future disasters.
UC Riverside |
To mask or not to mask without mandates
UC Riverside experts on how to proceed with masking when mandates are no longer in effect.
UC Davis |
UC Davis historians bring women’s stories to national parks of the Pacific, West
An online repository shines a light on the role of women in establishing or maintaining 64 national parks.