UC Newsroom |
More than half of UC transfer students pay no tuition: 8 little-known facts about paying for UC
The cost of transferring to UC shouldn’t keep you up at night. Here are 8 encouraging facts about affordability at UC.
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 Irvine School of Social Ecology |
After 30 years in California prison, he starts new life at UC Irvine
Patrick Acuña is one of 26 incarcerated people at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County admitted to UC Irvine through the Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, or LIFTED, program.
UC Newsroom |
Journey to UC: An immersive, multicampus program changes the game for prospective transfer students
Journey to UC, a three-day, all-expenses-paid residential program jointly hosted by UC Davis and UC Berkeley, brings the transfer process to students from the farthest reaches of the state.
UC Newsroom |
One in four MacArthur ‘geniuses’ this year has UC bona fides
UC-affiliated experts are a perennial presence on the esteemed annual list of MacArthur Fellows.
UC Santa Cruz |
Alumna Kathryn Sullivan enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame
A trailblazer, barrier-breaker, scientist, and explorer, UC Santa Cruz alumna Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space, the first woman to reach the deepest point of the ocean floor, and the only person to ever do both.
UC Newsroom |
How a federal government shutdown could affect the University of California
If Congress doesn’t approve a funding bill by Oct. 1 when the new federal fiscal year begins, it will trigger a federal government shutdown. UC leaders have spent weeks preparing for that possible scenario.
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 Office of the President |
University of California awards more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action
As part of a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, the University today (Aug. 23) announced it is awarding over $80 million in climate action grants. The grants will spur implementation of solutions that directly address state climate priorities.
UC Santa Cruz |
A 15-year-old childhood cancer survivor becomes a cancer researcher
This summer, young Robert McCabe helped to sequence and analyze a tumor sample in the lab of the UC Santa Cruz Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative.
UCLA |
What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation?
As ‘The Meg 2’ opens in theaters, we ask UCLA’s De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.
UC Newsroom |
Think you can’t afford UC? Think again — 10 facts about UC costs that might surprise you
A full 70 percent of UC undergrads get some financial aid — money for school that doesn’t need to be paid back.