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25 July 2011 UC In The News
University of California's five medical centers were in the headlines last week, with reports that UC hospitals have once again garnered top rankings nationwide, and that collaborations among the five centers have resulted in more than $1 billion in savings.
19 July 2011 UC In The News
Connexxus, the travel service that has saved the University of California tens of millions of dollars in travel expenditures, grabbed headlines last week on the travel industry website BusinessTravelNews.com.
UC Regents reluctantly approve a 9.6 percent tuition increase, reiterating the need to preserve the quality of the university.
Nine grants awarded by UC's new Center for Health Quality and Innovation (CHQI) aim to improve patient care while bringing down health care costs.
UC's Working Smarter initiative, launched last July in response to ongoing declines in state support, has achieved $157 million in systemwide administrative efficiencies in just one year.
12 July 2011 UC In The News
The UC Regents this week will consider a tuition increase of 9.6 percent, as part of the solution for closing a $1 billion budget deficit. California's cuts to public higher education are making national headlines, as evidenced by this July 8 story in the New York Times.
11 July 2011 UC In The News
The seventh chancellor of UC San Diego and the first woman to be appointed as permanent chancellor, Fox will step down as chancellor in June 2012 to return to teaching and research as a distinguished professor of chemistry at the university.
5 July 2011 UC In The News
Another tuition increase to offset cuts in state funding will be among several options presented to the UC Board of Regents at their upcoming July 12–14 meeting in San Francisco.
Preliminary data indicate that California-resident freshmen enrollments at UC will remain stable and diversity will broaden, indicating that demand for a UC education remains high despite rising fees and state budget concerns.
28 June 2011 UC In The News
The UC Office of the President issued a statement Tuesday, June 28, in response to the budget plan announced by Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders of the state Legislature.
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