California Magazine |
Cal’s plan to shrink a big, impersonal campus
Berkeley Connect is Cal’s plan to shrink a big, impersonal campus and reintroduce elements of the small liberal arts college experience.
UCLA |
'Harold and Kumar' star offers peek into the West Wing
Students in Fiat Lux class taught by Kal Penn meet with President Obama at LAX
UC Riverside |
A new miles per gallon rating system
Graduate student works with Motor Trend magazine to create fuel economy ratings for vehicles based on real-world driving, not lab tests.
UC Merced |
Student’s lengthy academic journey concludes at commencement
After a few life detours, Merced's oldest undergrad earns her degree.
UC Davis |
Law students seek to right historic wrong with posthumous California Bar admission of Chinese lawyer
Law students seek posthumous California Bar admission of Chinese lawyer who was denied license in 1890.
UC Newsroom |
Freshman thrives in research program
Public health program aimed at young women opened the door to undergraduate research and potential medical career.
UC Santa Cruz |
Alumna Kathryn Sullivan on Time's '100 Most Influential People' list
Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan '73 now leads NOAA as under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere.
UC Newsroom |
Grad student's tool averts invasive species
UC grad student’s tool maps where non-native species are likely to take hold.
UCLA |
UCLA alumnus Meb Keflezighi wins Boston Marathon
A year after the bombings, UCLA's most accomplished distance runner, Meb Kefleghizi, wins the 118th race in 2:08:37.
Forbes |
David Miller's SlugBooks out to disrupt college textbook market
UC Santa Cruz alum is behind a site that fuels comparison shopping for pricey college textbooks.
UC Irvine |
Roy Fielding stands on protocol
Alumnus Roy Fielding helped develop the now-familiar HTTP that guides the flow of Internet information.
UC Berkeley |
Grad student, prof and alum join forces to save diabetics from blindness in post-conflict Libya
A graduate student in optometry, one of her professors and an alumnus have joined forces to build a long-distance diagnostic project that has the potential to save sight for many.