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UC president names Glenda Humiston to head Agriculture and Natural Resources
Humiston has 25 years of experience working on agriculture, natural resources, sustainability, and economic development in rural communities.
University of California streamlines paths for community college transfer students
The Transfer Pathways, created by UC faculty, outline a single set of courses that will prepare transfer students for a particular major at any of the university’s nine undergraduate campuses, and help students graduate from UC within two years after their…
UC admits more than 113,000 students for fall 2015
UC admitted 92,324 freshman students for fall 2015 and an additional 20,921 California Community College transfer students.
UC researchers sweep prestigious National Awards for Young Scientists
The annual awards recognize the nation’s most exceptional young scientists and engineers. This is the first time that all three winners have hailed from one university system.
UC tops list of universities granted U.S. patents
UC was granted 453 utility patents in 2014 for discoveries made by its researchers. As of June 2014, the university had 4,448 active U.S. patents in total.
Advisory committee named for Berkeley Lab director search
The search committee consists of UC regents, faculty, administrators and senior scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed by UC for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
UC student regent nominated for 2016-17
The Board of Regents will vote on the recommendation at its July meeting; if approved, Marcela Ramirez will become the 42nd student regent since the position was established in 1975.
UC Board of Regents names new chair, re-elects vice chair
Lozano is currently serving as vice chair of the board’s Committee on Compensation and as a member of the committees on educational policy, finance, investments and long range planning.
UC press release on governor's revised budget
Agreement with Gov. Brown caps resident tuition at current level for the next two years and addresses pension, maintenance issues.
UC President Napolitano, Attorney General Harris announce collaboration on sexual assault prevention and response efforts
President Napolitano and AG Harris unveiled a new toolkit that includes a model memorandum of understanding that can be adapted and used by California institutions of higher education and local law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over those…
California Matters: Mark Bittman, UC announce food video series
The 10-part series takes the renowned writer across the state to explore UC research in food, sustainable agriculture, policy and health.
UC Grad Slam showcases research, tests students’ straight-talking skills
UC Grad Slam competition challenges students to explain their research in just three minutes without using technical jargon.