University of California

Admission of California students grew by 4.7% overall, with 37% of state-resident freshmen coming from historically underrepresented groups.

Drawing lessons from his own journey, doctoral student Merhawi Tesfai aims to break down barriers to higher education.

Under the open access deal, the UCLA Library will help authors cover the cost of publishing in more than 1,000 social sciences and humanities journals.

The key challenge, he said, is maintaining a top-tier experience while increasing access.

Indigenous students from California who are part of federally recognized Native American tribes will have their full in-state tuition costs covered.

UCLA is searching for ways to spot early signs of depression and anxiety.

UCLA must serve more students. The only question is how.

The policy contains limited exemptions for medical reasons and to accommodate disabilities or religious beliefs.

Under the proposed policy, the university would require students, faculty, academic appointees and staff who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against SARS-CoV-2.

The agreement will double the number of articles covered by UC’s open access agreements while supporting the mission to make research freely available.

A report by Beacon Economics demonstrates that the campus is a major contributor to California’s economy.

The University of California has adopted systemwide gender identity and lived name options for UC-issued documents and information systems.

Dellara Gorjian played a prominent role in challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the program.

Researchers will work to create super-powerful computers that harness the mysterious behavior of particles at the subatomic level.

UC President Janet Napolitano, all 10 UC chancellors and John A. Pérez, chair of the Board of Regents, express their support for the decision upholding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Agreement between UC and Springer Nature will make more research by UCLA authors freely and immediately available to individuals around the world.

UCLA’s Career Center and Alumni Association continue to offer programs and services to help students and graduates through the crisis.

Among the projects is an online speaker series addressing urgent issues affecting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The measures relax undergraduate admissions requirements for students looking to enroll at UC for fall 2020 and future years as applicable.

A statement to the campus community from Chancellor Gene Block and Abel Valenzuela, special advisor to the chancellor.

Janet Napolitano issued the following statement following the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement.

The Blackstone LaunchPad has been operating on campus through Startup UCLA, reaching more than 8,000 students and serving 800-plus startup ventures.

Ann Jeffrey is assistant vice chancellor and chief of staff at UC Berkeley, and incoming staff advisor to the University of California Board of Regents.

Alex Arnold of UCLA was honored for student mentorship and building pathways to STEM higher education for underrepresented students.

As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier.