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As Latino enrollment reaches record highs, UC celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month/La UC celebra el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana con cifras récord de estudiantes latinos matriculados

To honor National Hispanic Heritage Month, the University of California is celebrating the achievements and contributions of Latinos past and present at UC as Latino enrollment reaches record highs for this academic year.

Dr. June Yu appointed as vice president of UC National Labs

The University of California Board of Regents today approved the appointment of Dr. June Yu as the next vice president of UC National Laboratories (UCNL). An accomplished physicist and a seasoned University leader, Yu spent much of her career in various roles at the Lawrence Livermore National…

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UC Regents appoint new COO

Rachael Nava is appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at UC’s Office of the President.

Select advisory commitee approved

UC Regents committee votes to recommend the formation of a select advisory committee that will examine the university’s cost structure and the role of the university.

UC meets milestone goals to address sexual violence on campuses

The measures were among the seven recommendations the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault issued in September.

Yvette Gullatt named UC vice provost for diversity and engagement

Gullatt will oversee issues of diversity and inclusion and coordinate efforts in these areas across all levels of the university.

UC creates President’s Sustainability Student Fellowship/Internship program

UCOP will fund student awards in support of UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative and other university sustainability efforts.

Napolitano's statement on Safe Student Account Scorecard

The University of California applauds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's effort to identify good financial practices.

University of California to supply electricity to select campuses, medical centers

UC will switch from a third-party electricity supplier and throughout January begin to provide electric power directly to five of its campuses and three of its medical centers, along with other electric accounts throughout the university.

Diverse pool of Californians apply to UC in record numbers

Data collected from the application cycle that closed Nov. 30 show that 193,873 students applied for admission to at least one UC campus – 158,146 of them as freshmen and the remainder as transfer students.

UC President Napolitano’s statement on Gov. Brown’s budget proposal

UC president responds to Gov. Jerry Brown’s release of his state budget proposal for 2016.

UC President Napolitano’s statement on Sen. Barbara Boxer’s announcement

UC President Napolitano issues statement regarding U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s announcement that she will not seek re-election in 2016.

UC names winner of student logo design contest for Global Food Initiative

UC Davis senior Ren Bautista's entry was selected from among 19 submissions from five UC campuses.

Preliminary data show record high number of UC applicants for fall 2015

Preliminary data collected from the application cycle that closed Nov. 30 show that 193,873 students applied for admission to at least one of the nine undergraduate UC campuses.