Diverse small group of happy students walking away from an arch on UC Irvine campus
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses best in nation for combining quality and affordability, Money says

Money magazine’s 2023 Best Colleges in America list finds all nine UC undergraduate campuses offer exceptional value.
Two female students, one with pink hair, hold up a petri dish in a lab
UC Newsroom |

UC graduate programs and schools among nation’s best in the 2023-24 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings

UC offers some of the most highly-ranked schools and programs across nearly every field imaginable.
Steve Monfort and Breezy Jackson at Yosemite
UC Newsroom |

UC’s wild, wonderful natural reserves

Steve Monfort, executive director of the UC Natural Reserve System, shares why biodiversity is the key to our future and how UC’s reserves are its best-kept secret.
Group selfie of doctors in white coats
UC Newsroom |

The doctor is in: Meet California’s next wave of dedicated physicians

Educated during a global pandemic, they are passionate about addressing health inequities and leading a new era in medicine.
The director's choice award laurels for professor Yehuda Sharim's film "El Ojo," with its subject, Ruben Sanchez, in the background.
UC Merced |

Garnering awards around the world, professor Yehuda Sharim's film ‘El Ojo,’ celebrates a Central Valley farm worker who never gave up his love of painting

The acclaim matters because of how it connects unseen communities around the world, director Sharim says.
Young child playing with blocks in a classroom
UC Merced |

UC Merced leading effort to boost number of early childhood teachers with $1.8M

The new program will help ensure the youngest California students are ready for the K-12 education system.
Group of four students walking on campus
UC Newsroom |

Serving the new California: 9 ways UC is working to cultivate a university as diverse as the state itself

Find out how UC is making a strategic effort to cultivate a student, staff and faculty community that reflects the state it serves.
mashed potatoes, gravy and other Thanksgiving dishes on a table
UC Merced |

UC Merced students, faculty, staff help the needy at the holidays

The campus community provided Thanksgiving dinner for 30 needy families, and a gift drive is now underway.
A close-up photo of a demonstration of how biochar is made
UC Merced |

Research reveals an easy way for dairy farmers to reduce their climate impact

Adding even a small amount of biochar can drastically reduce methane emissions, research shows.
A ram mascot behind two men at a table passing a paper while a man at a lectern looks on
UC Merced |

UC Merced, Fresno City College create new transfer pipeline for students

A partnership between the campus and the largest community college in the Central Valley will prepare students to attend UC Merced.
The Dalai Lama
UC Merced |

‘Peace doesn't come from the sky’: Dalai Lama advocates for togetherness as he receives Spendlove Prize

A special recognition over a decade in the making was celebrated this month as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance.
UC Office of the President |

UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings

Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.

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