UC Office of the President |

UC names Alexander A. Bustamante chief compliance and audit officer

The University of California Board of Regents today (July 13) approved Alexander A. Bustamante as senior vice president and chief compliance and audit officer at UC’s Office of the President.

UC Office of the President |

UC Santa Barbara’s Michael Brown appointed provost of UC system

The University of California Board of Regents today (July 13) approved Michael T. Brown, a veteran professor and administrator at UC Santa Barbara and former chair of the UC Academic Senate, as UC provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

UC Davis |

Firefighters put animal rescue training to use

UC Davis' veterinary expertise helps successfully evacuate a barn in flames.

UCSF |

A surgeon's fight to legalize HIV-to-HIV organ transplants around the world

Dr. Peter Stock's advocacy from D.C. to South Africa has helped overturn laws and save lives.

UC Davis |

A matter of rights

Professor helps refugees reclaim one of their basic human rights — an education.

UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz alumna blasts into Time 100 list

Natalie Batalha's team has discovered nearly 4,000 planets in the cosmos, some of which may support life.

Wired |

CRISPR may cure all genetic disease — one day

UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna reflects on how her gene editing tool may alter the world as we know it.

UC Berkeley |

Walls, spies, East Berlin and the California Book Award

Anne Nesbet's historical novel “Cloud and Wallfish” claims the gold medal in juvenile fiction.

UCSF |

Born in the Summer of Love: The Haight Ashbury Free Clinic transformed drug addiction treatment

Famed clinic celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Inside Higher Ed |

First-gen faculty

Some 800 faculty members to participate in UC's systemwide First-Gen Faculty campaign.

UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz to launch first-generation faculty campaign

College access must expand beyond the elite in order to reach the country's potential, remarks campus leader.

UCLA via The Conversation |

Homeless vets with families: An untold part of veterans’ struggles

Homelessness among veterans overall is declining, but the number supporting young families is on the rise.