Link: UCOP's e-newsletter

Stay Informed. Stay Connected.

UC Berkeley’s David Card wins 2021 Nobel Prize in economics

David Cards work challenged orthodoxy and dramatically shifted our understanding of inequality and the social and economic forces that impact low-wage workers.


What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?

What's the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx? On navigating identity, language and community from a scholarly and first-person perspective.


Woman receiving vaccine

UC students, faculty and staff are required to get a flu vaccine

The potential confluence of infections from COVID-19 and the flu poses a threat to the health and safety of the UC community and the public. The executive order creates a uniform policy for all locations.


David Julius & Ardem Patapoutian

UC celebrates its newest Nobel Prize

David Julius, Ph.D., and Ardem Patapoutian, Ph.D., jointly won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.


New NAM videos feature Carrie L. Byington and other Latinx UC doctors

The National Academy of Medicine has released videos and resources in English and Spanish to encourage members of the Hispanic/Latinx community to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations.


Safiya Noble, an associate professor of gender studies and African American studies, and co-founder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, is a 2021 MacArthur fellow.

UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Safiya Noble, who was recently featured in the UC Council of Chief Diversity Officers’ Distinguished Scholars series, is among four researchers and scholars with UC connections who have received MacArthur fellowships.


President Drake in his Oakland office

Join President Drake in Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

President Drake recently released a video to recognize the lasting contributions that Hispanic leaders and communities have made to our country and the world. Watch it here.


Justin Forsett playing football for Cal

Football great Justin Forsett joins UC’s call to Double the Pell

Justin's call-to-action is the latest in a nearly eight-month campaign led by UC and the UC Student Association to double the value of the Pell Grant.


students under tree at UC Irvine

UC earns accolades as a nationwide leader in sustainability

The Sierra Club and Princeton Review have recognized UC as a leader in university sustainability.


UC earns national award for diversity and inclusion efforts

"Respecting and celebrating diverse views, life experiences and backgrounds is essential to UC’s standing as a world-class institution," said Yvette Gullatt, vice president for Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs, vice provost for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.


Pink background with yellow logo reading

UCAN: Championing UC’s mission in California, Washington, D.C. and beyond

 Learn how the UC Advocacy Network is working to make a difference for the university and its students — including an effort to double the Pell Grant. 


Wildfire

Third UC Wildfire Symposium will focus on wildfire’s impacts on society

Join esteemed panelists on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in exploring wildfire's impact on economics, culture, society and other critical topics.