Press releases and statements

Monday, January 6, 2025

Advisory committee named for UC Riverside Chancellor search

The committee’s first in-person meeting will be held January 9, 2025, at UC Riverside.

Thursday, November 21, 2024

UC announces new appointment to Board of Regents

University of California Board of Regents Chair Janet Reilly and UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of Robert “Bob” Myers to UC’s governing board and released the following statement today (Nov. 21):

Thursday, November 14, 2024

UC releases statement regarding independent review of UCLA spring protests; commits to implementing recommendations and reforms

Last May, University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., announced an independent investigation and after-action review of on-campus protests, counter-protests, encampments, and related issues at UCLA that led to violence. Today, the University of…

Thursday, November 14, 2024

UC alumna appointed senior vice president of External Relations and Communications

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has selected Meredith Vivian Turner to be the senior vice president of External Relations and Communications at the UC Office of the President. The appointment was approved today by the UC Board of…

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