UC Berkeley |

To support deported vets, Alfredo Figueroa ‘leads with his heart’

The Army vet and graduating senior will use a $25,000 prize to raise awareness about a community living in limbo.

UC Irvine |

Aditi Mayer: The future of ethical fashion

The fourth-year undergrad leverages social media to shake up the fashion status quo.

UC Newsroom |

How students helped end apartheid

A small gesture of solidarity by students led to a national movement with far-reaching impact.

UC Newsroom |

UC students pay it forward for the next generation

UC Student Association members visit Washington to fight for policies that will expand access to college.

UCLA |

UCLA study reports nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily

The increase since 2009 alarms public health professionals.

UC Riverside |

Research links anti-immigrant prejudice to mortality risk

U.S.-born individuals of immigrant descent fare much worse than their foreign-born counterparts.

UC Newsroom |

Imagining a world without prisons

How activist icon Angela Davis continues to challenge us today.

UC Newsroom |

Students join UC in advocating for the university

Undergrads are banding together to speak out on issues that affect higher education.

UC Irvine |

The secret to making it out of poverty

UC Irvine's Martín Burt finds families that overcome poverty have one thing in common — and it isn't income.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside grad students explain why their research matters

Jesus Rivera and Donovan Argueta made the case for more state investment by sharing their work with lawmakers.

UC Berkeley |

Facebook fallout: Americans' privacy at risk across entire tech, information industry

It wasn't a breach that let Cambridge Analytica access Facebook users' data. It was the platform working as intended.

UC Newsroom |

The firepower that fuels UC research

UC graduate students are in Sacramento to showcase how the state's investment in education pays off.