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Bill to place a $23 billion bond to fund scientific research in California on the November ballot clears Senate Health Committee

The $23 billion bond would protect jobs, sustain lifesaving research, improve health and bolster the state’s innovation economy.
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President James B. Milliken statement on Board of Regents appointments and reappointments

UC President James B. Milliken welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointments of Carl “Chip” Robertson, Dorene Dominguez, Mabelle Hueston, and John “Rusty” Areias to UC's governing board, and the reappointments of Board of Regents Chair Janet Reilly and Regent Greg Sarris.
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UC is No. 1 in patents in new U.S. ranking

UC is No. 1 in a National Academy of Inventors ranking of U.S. schools granted the most U.S. utility patents released today, March 19. Patents are a key driver of economic success and quality of life.
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President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents March Meeting as delivered

President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents January Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as delivered.
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UC and UAW Reach Contract Agreements for Academic and Staff Employees

The University of California and the United Auto Workers today reached two new contract agreements for academic and staff employees.  

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President’s Leadership Conversation: UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive

UC President James B. Milliken welcomes UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive in the second event in the President’s Leadership Conversations series
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UC and UC-AFT Begin Systemwide Contract Negotiations for Instructional Faculty

The University of California and the University Council–American Federation of Teachers have begun negotiations for a successor collective bargaining agreement covering Non-Senate Instructional faculty across the UC system.

UC-AFT Unit 18 represents more than 5,265 faculty members in titles including Lecturer, Supervisor of Teacher Education, and Coordinator of Field Work. These faculty play a significant role in delivering instruction and supporting students' academic experience across nine UC campuses.

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UC, Teamsters Local 2010 Extend Contract as Bargaining Progress Continues

As a positive sign of collaborative, good-faith bargaining, the University of California and Teamsters Local 2010 have reached a contract extension agreement. The contract for the union, which represents 18,820 clerical and allied services employees across the UC system, will now expire May 30, 2026.

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UC sponsors SB 895 to place a $23 billion bond to fund scientific research in California on the November ballot

The $23 billion bond would protect jobs, sustain lifesaving research, improve health and bolster the state’s innovation economy.
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Los Angeles Times: ‘Harvard is fighting Trump. UC president says he wants to try ‘a better course’’

Read a new Los Angeles Times feature on University of California President James B. Milliken.
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UC Proposes 32% Total Pay Increase for AFSCME-Represented Patient Care and Service Employees

The University of California has put forward a new contract offer to AFSCME-represented employees that includes a pay raise of more than 32% over five years. Lea este comunicado de prensa en español.

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University of California Opens Contract Negotiations with Federated University Police Officers’ Association

The University of California (UC) and the Federated University Police Officers’ Association (FUPOA), which represents 325 sworn non-supervisory police officers across the system, today announced the official start of successor contract negotiations.