UC Newsroom |

New UC poll: Concern over current events could spur record numbers of young adults to vote

The state’s newest voters are paying close attention to the issues, and nearly 60 percent plan to vote early, most of them by mail.

UC Newsroom |

Ready to have a say in your future? Make sure you’re registered to vote.

As you gear up for the 2020 school year, don’t forget a critical item on the back-to-school checklist: making sure you’re registered to vote.

UC Berkeley |

Black athletes and the fight for racial justice

UC Berkeley women’s basketball coach Charmin Smith reflects on recent professional sports strikes and how collegiate athletes can make a difference.

UC Berkeley |

End of affirmative action at UC hurt Black, Latinx students, study finds

More than 1,000 students per year were deterred from applying to the UC system — but most would have been admitted, the study says.

UC Newsroom |

The window is closing to fill out the census. Help your community get its fair share.

With the census set to be completed September 30, time is running out to make sure you get counted — and get the services you deserve.

UCLA |

Excluding undocumented immigrants from stimulus funds cost $10 billion in economic activity

Undocumented workers and their families contributed more than $1.6 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018.

UC Berkeley |

California child care system collapsing under COVID-19, Berkeley report says

The decline of child care creates risks to the state economy that require government intervention.

UC Newsroom |

California youth fired up to vote in 2020, new poll finds

New UC poll looks at the attitudes, concerns of a growing segment of the voting public.

UC Newsroom |

Five years ago, love won. Here's how research helps make progress possible

In 2015, the Supreme Court upheld a right to marriage for gay couples in Obergefell v. Hodges. One of the key elements to winning this battle was research — particularly one UC researcher's groundbreaking study in the 1940s that showed being gay was not a mental illness.

UC Newsroom |

Wanted: UC students who are ready to speak out

UC’s student ambasssador program is accepting applications from students who want to be a force for good in Sacramento.

UC San Diego |

Are masks the answer? Research says yes

A new study confirms that face coverings determine the pandemic’s trends and significantly reduce the number of infections.

UC Berkeley |

Shelter-in-place, other emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections, study finds

‘I don’t think any human endeavor has ever saved so many lives in such a short period of time,’ author says.