UC Merced |
Ph.D. student pushes for better education benefits for veterans’ dependents
Karla Seijas’ passion for identifying and removing obstacles faced by military veterans and their families has turned into a new state law.
UC Merced |
¿field curious? smashes barriers to outdoor science
An innovative program lowers barriers for first-gen and minority students to participate in scientific field research.
UC Newsroom |
Getting paid to get ahead: A new program helps students gain career experience and earn money for college
Funded by a state grant, the new Learning-Aligned Employment Program, or LAEP, offers high-quality, paid research jobs for low-income students.
UC Newsroom |
12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research
In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
UC Merced and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Climate change to drive surge in insects that attack almonds, peaches, walnuts
Climate change is expected to spur a surge in agricultural pests, threatening crops in California.
UC Newsroom |
UC researchers among the most influential in the world, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list
UC’s 317 faculty and scientists across all 10 campuses and the labs make the university the most highly cited institution in the world.
UC Merced |
New project focuses on women of color in the geosciences throughout UC
A three-year grant will launch a network to provide community, belonging, access, advocacy and resources to overcome barriers to success.
UC Merced |
UC Regent and astronaut José Hernández shows students their dreams aren’t ‘A Million Miles Away’
José Hernández is the subject of the new feature film "A Million Miles Away," a story of resilience and achievement about his journey from working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley to fulfilling his dream of being a NASA astronaut.
UC Newsroom |
University of California earns top spots in 2023-24 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
UC Berkeley and UCLA are the best public universities in the country, UC Merced takes a giant leap, and all nine undergrad campuses are among the top 40 public schools in the rankings’ 39th edition.
UC Newsroom |
Celebrating UC changemakers: Meet 10 Latino leaders creating a more equitable future for us all
Across disciplines as diverse as education, science, medicine, engineering, law, business and politics, Latino leaders from the University of California are helping to create a more equitable future for all.
UC Newsroom |
University of California campuses are among the nation’s best, according to student surveys
All nine UC undergraduate campuses were named top academic institutions by the Princeton Review in its Best Colleges for 2024 list and its related guidebook.
UC Newsroom |
‘Stop-outs’ get a fresh start: How UC is helping students return to complete their degrees
The UC Reengagement Consortium is making strides in helping students who left school without getting their degrees return to finish what they started.