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President Milliken urges state lawmakers to fuel economic growth by investing in UC

President Milliken advocated for a fully funded state compact in remarks to the CA State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance.


UCLA student Alysa Liu wins gold in the 2026 Winter Games

After retiring from figure skating at the age of 16, UCLA student Alysa Liu returned for the love of the sport — and the sport showed her love back.


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18 UC faculty named 2026 Sloan Research fellows

More Sloan fellows are affiliated with UC than with any other institution granted the awards this year, and UC leads all institutions in Sloan fellows across the program’s 61-year history.


President Milliken and Chancellor Larive

Save the date for a conversation with President Milliken and Chancellor Larive

On March 6, President Milliken will host UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive for the next event in the Presidential Leadership Conversation series.


UC Riverside professor Charles Cai

UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions

The No. 1 ranking highlights UC’s unmatched record for innovation that drives societal progress and bolsters the economy.


Donut the dog surrounded by heart emojis

Can our pets really say ‘I love you’? Science is finding out

Is it possible for us to understand our pets? UC San Diego professor of cognitive science and language acquisition expert Federico Rossano entered the world of TikTok — and the complicated history of animal studies to find out.


Donate blood July 11 and help save three lives

It only takes about an hour to give blood, when the Bloodmobile comes to downtown Oakland.


Is that bug in your garden bugging you? Ask a UC entomologist live on Facebook

Do you have something weird going on in your vegetable garden or with your fruit trees? Maybe a strange looking green worm on your tomatoes or raggedy looking leaves on your garden eucalyptus? Curious


Show appreciation to your colleagues with a Gratitude Gram

Want to show your colleagues how much you appreciate them? Send a Gratitude Gram to any fellow UCOP staff member to express your appreciation for who they are and the contributions they make to UCOP. Pick


President Napolitano thanks UCOP staff, answers questions at Town Hall

President Napolitano provided updates on the state budget, UC’s efforts to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and its recipients, and the UCOP Restructuring Effort.


How Sally Ride shattered the ultimate glass ceiling

Thirty-five years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly into space. Before blasting off aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in June 1983 she faced intense media speculation about how being a woman would affect her as