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Members of the 2022 FIRE Foundry crew take a break from training at a recent Wildland Academy event.

Marin County Fire Department and UC Berkeley promote diversity and new tech in firefighting

FIRE Foundry recruits young adults from underrepresented communities for a career in fire service and trains them on cutting-edge technologies.


Students convene at UC Santa Cruz campus

UC leaders present plan to enroll thousands more California students

UC leaders have presented a plan to increase enrollment by 23,000 students over the next eight years — the equivalent of adding another campus to the 10-campus system.


UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib

President Drake and Richard Leib on UC’s new regents

President Drake praised the new appointees as bringing a wealth of knowledge and experiences to contribute to UC and its critical mission.


Eritrean immigrant Merhawi Tesfai was appointed to be the 2023-24 UC student regent on July 20, 2022.

Meet Merhawi Tesfai, UC’s 49th student regent

Eritrean immigrant Merhawi Tesfai was appointed to be the 2023-24 UC student regent on July 20, 2022.


Growing new physicians in the Central Valley

To address a regional physician shortage, SJV PRIME provides support for medical students who wish to return to their communities.


Community Safety Plan progress report

A message from President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer Rachael Nava share an update on what UC is doing to improve community safety.


Love potion in a bottle

Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage

It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have its purpose.


Jo Mackness, staff advisor designate to the Regents

Meet Jo Mackness, staff advisor designate to the Regents

Jo brings experience gained from a people-focused career, as well as a passion for leadership and connection, to the staff advisor role.


Dr. Maddie Deutsch of UCSF on gender-affirming care

The head of UCSF's Gender Affirming Health Program — one of the country's most respected transgender and nonbinary health programs — discusses her field.


Smokestacks at sunset

What to know about the Supreme Court’s ruling against the EPA

UCLA experts described the ruling as a “power grab” in a case that, under other circumstances, the court previously would have declined to even hear.


President Drake in his Oakland office

President Drake applauds the 2022-23 California budget

President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has spoken on a final state budget that will strengthen the University of California for years to come.


UC joins forces with the California Secretary of State to facilitate student voting

The resolution affirms UC’s longstanding partnership with the Secretary of State’s office to increase voter participation by eligible university students, faculty, staff and surrounding UC campus community members.