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Open Enrollment is here: Watch a helpful video + choose your benefits by Nov. 21

There are some big changes to UC’s medical plans and premiums for 2026, and now’s the time to act.


A UC education brought these founders’ ideas into reality

Meet three UC alums who combined their own ambition and big ideas with a UC education and on-campus entrepreneurial resources to launch successful businesses.


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Sophisticated fraud tactics are targeting UC financial systems: Learn how to protect your data

The new UCOP Information Security SharePoint page on financial fraud covers common and emerging threats, as well as tips on securing your data.


Save the date for the sixth annual UC Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Summit

Join faculty, staff and administrators in using collective knowledge to identify systemwide challenges and opportunities affecting the Latinx community.


The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory sits atop Cerro Pachó in Chile. The new telescope is one of the many innovations with UC ties that TIME magazine chose for its Best Inventions of 2025.

UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025

UC faculty and alums are behind over a dozen of the inventions on this year’s list, with contributions to aerospace, health, agriculture, computing and more. Learn more about some of this year’s most exciting inventions from UC’s extraordinary community of changemakers.


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Fig. 1 video: Why America is so good at producing cults

Watch any documentary or listen to any podcast about cults, and you might find one common thread: So many cults are American.


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Meet CUCSA’s new Executive Board members

As the new academic year begins, the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) shares an update on its leadership, accomplishments and priorities for the year ahead.


UC climate scientist Daniel Swain named to TIME100 Next list

Daniel Swain, a UC ANR climate scientist, has been named to the 2025 TIME100 Next list, which honors 100 emerging leaders around the world.


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VIDEO: President Milliken celebrates UC’s 5 Nobel Prizes

We’re the first university in the world to have four faculty receive Nobel Prizes in a single year, and these scientists join a long legacy of UC laureates.


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UC awarded $66M GEAR UP grant for seven-year student success initiative

The award will strengthen classroom instruction, support families and prepare students for college and career, ensuring that more than 26,000 students from low-income communities are equipped to succeed in higher education and beyond.


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7 UC faculty and alumni awarded MacArthur ‘genius grants’

The awards, known as “genius” grants, recognize outstanding scholars, creators and activists whose talent and dedication reshape their fields and serve humanity.


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Wednesday: Virtual CUCSA All-Staff Town Hall will focus on Open Enrollment

This free virtual event will feature a presentation of 2026 Open Enrollment, including changes to this year's benefits, by Systemwide HR.