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UC and UAW Begin Contract Negotiations for Graduate Student Employees

The University of California and the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local Union 4811 began negotiations for a new contract for graduate student researchers and academic student employees (teaching assistants/readers/tutors) today.  

UC’s priorities for bargaining this contract include supporting this workforce and negotiating a fair contract in light of continued uncertainties related to federal funding.  

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UC Raises AFSCME Members’ Wages, Provides New Health Insurance Credits 

More than 37,000 University of California employees represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME) received a pay increase today of $25 an hour, or a 5% increase, whichever is greater, thanks to new terms implemented by UC last week.  

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University of California mourns the passing of former UC President Robert C. Dynes

The University of California community is deeply saddened by the passing of former UC President and former UC San Diego Chancellor Robert C. Dynes.
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UC statement on 2025-26 final state budget

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement on the state’s FY 2025-26 budget.
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Congress weighs deep cuts to federal student financial aid, Medicaid programs

If approved, the changes will make it harder for students and families to pay for college and could result in some Californians losing access to health care.
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Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.
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Is college worth it? For University of California grads, the data offers an undeniable ‘Yes!’

Not only do large percentages of UC alums enter the workforce with no student debt, but their degrees deliver an array of economic and social benefits both for themselves and their communities.
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University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., names new UC Riverside chancellor

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D. announced today (Wednesday, May 28) the selection of Dr. S. Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, as UC Riverside’s next chancellor.
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Visionary partnership between UC Investments and Berkeley Institute for Data Science

UC Investments and UC Berkeley’s Institute for Data Science today (May 22) announced the formation of the AI Futures Lab, a new hub for groundbreaking research and collaboration at the intersection of AI, science and society. 
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UC Cooperative Extension advisors organize educational event in north San Joaquin Valley on new pest, disease threatening California almonds

UC Cooperative Extension spent 2024 investigating the extent of a new beetle threat in the almond-growing regions of the state and learning from peers in Australia, where the insect has been a persistent scourge for a decade.
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A tale of Tinder wins the day at the 10th annual UC Grad Slam

The hotly anticipated annual contest offered a peek at groundbreaking research powered by graduate students across the University of California system.
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UC President Michael V. Drake statement on the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (May 2) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 “skinny” budget.
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