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A holiday message and end-of-year video from President Drake

President Drake thanks staff for their work and shares his year-end video.


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Read the notable UC books of 2024 during your break!

Catch up on some of the great reads you may have missed from UC authors, including New York Times bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize winners.


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Federal contracts extended for LBNL and LLNL

The extensions further UC’s long and storied history of service to the nation through the management and operation of U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories.


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Take charge of your benefits on UCPath

Learn three easy rules for managing your benefits well.


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UC reaches voluntary agreement with U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights

The agreement regards complaints of discrimination based on actual or perceived shared ancestry on several UC campuses.


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Stories highlight the diverse and remarkable accomplishments of researchers, students and staff at UC's six medical schools.


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12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Join the UC Newsroom in looking back on some of 2024’s most memorable discoveries from UC research.


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Video: Why some concussions are worse than others

A few months ago, Fig. 1 posted a video showing what your brain looks like during a concussion, and people had a lot of questions. UC Berkeley neurologist Bob Knight investigated.


Joan and Irwin Jacobs honored with UC Presidential Medals

The medals recognize the Jacobs' positive impact in education, health care, technology, the arts and more.


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Perspectives: COP29’s bold steps and shortcomings in the climate crisis fight

The UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity provides a perspective from the UN Climate Change Conference.


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UC Santa Cruz announces a new 2,400-acre UC Reserve

The reserve will provide invaluable ecological, educational and research opportunities for UC students, faculty and other researchers.


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UC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program hailed as a national model for faculty inclusivity

More than 365 faculty across the UC system have participated in the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, including nearly 14 percent of all ladder-rank faculty hired over the last five years from groups underrepresented in academia.