Huffington Post |

New SAT to bring back 1600-point scale

Revisions — including essay as an optional feature — reflect changes in U.S. educational philosophy.
UC Riverside |

Companies join forces to stop hackers

Anti-malware company co-founded by UC Riverside alumnus is bought by company valued at $1 billion.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley’s Wikipedian-in-residence is a first

Scores of Cal undergrads are working to research and write articles for Wikipedia. Their coach is the first Wikipedian-in-residence at a U.S. college or university.
UCLA Magazine |

Aiming for the final frontier

UCLA alumna has nailed the first big hurdle toward a one-way trip to Mars.
UCLA |

Students bring much-needed medical aid to Mexican community

UCLA's chapter of Flying Samaritans brings quality medical care to Tijuana's Colonia Margarita Moran.
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumnus up for "Best Picture" Oscar

"Nebraska" is one of several notable films produced by Ron Yerxa.
UC Office of the President |

UCOP announces student video contest

The University of California Office of the President teams up with Directing Change, a contest that encourages students to submit videos that will positively impact campus life.
UCLA Magazine |

Clayborne Carson: King's chronicler

The man who edits and publishes Martin Luther King’s papers isn't just a scholar of the civil rights movement. Historian, documentarian, playwright and scholar Clayborne Carson lived it.
UC Davis |

Aggie voices

Spotlight on the UC Davis student experience — from the student's point of view.
San Francisco Chronicle |

Revamped computer science classes attract more girls

A UC Berkeley computer science class is at the vanguard of a tech world shift: The class has more women than men.
UC Riverside |

Happy birthday, UC Riverside

A collection of news reports tells the story of the start of classes in February 1954.
Los Angeles Times |

Is college still worth it? Pew research says yes

A four-year degree pays off — and in some ways that may be even more so for the current generation.