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Kevin Pham explains his research on the political history of Vietnam during the 2019 Grad Slam competition.

Game’s on for Grad Slam: UC research explained in 3 minutes

UC graduate students spend years on their research, but this Friday, May 7, they’ll compete to wow viewers by summarizing their work in just three minutes.


UCLA’s newest members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Top row, from left: Terence Blanchard, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Barbara Geddes and Elisabeth Le Guin. Bottom row, from left: Kelly Lytle Hernández, Daniel Posner, Marilyn Raphael and Victoria Sork. (Photo by UCLA)

The National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences elect 36 new UC members

The prestigious academies recognize the excellence and leadership of researchers in their fields.


On Dec. 16, 2020, senior custodian William Wyatt was the first frontline health care hero at UCSF to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo ©UCSF Health)

University of California Health administers its one-millionth COVID-19 vaccine

University of California Health has marked a significant milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than 60,000 people in California.


UC marked Earth Day with a host of bold green initiatives and research

Here’s a round-up of UC’s work to make the Golden State — and the world — a greener place.


Dr. Carrie Byington administers a vaccine

Dr. Byington reflects on a year of heartbreak and hope

Dr. Carrie L. Byington, an infectious-disease expert, has had an unprecedented first year as executive vice president and head of University of California Health.


UC Global Health Day: Learn to support health equity

This Saturday, join systemwide colleagues in critical conversations about the work of decolonizing global health through the lens of health equity.


Smiling woman wearing flower crown

Attend UC Global Health Day: Decolonizing global health to advance health equity

Join systemwide colleagues in critical conversations about the work of decolonizing global health through the lens of health equity.


Daniel Stein

UC retirees embrace an active lifestyle and service

After their UC careers, many retirees put their talents and time to good use, volunteering countless hours and giving generously to their campuses and communities.


Diverse doctors graduating from UC Riverside

University of California Health soars in national rankings, including diverse enrollment

University of California Health medical, nursing and public health schools achieved national recognition in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of Best Graduate Schools for 2022.


Ann Jeffrey

Applications close Friday: Become the next staff advisor to the UC Regents

Are you interested in representing and serving colleagues at OP and throughout the UC system? Bring your voice to the table as staff advisor to the UC Regents.


US Capitol Building

Increase Pell Grants: A growing national movement

Nearly 1,200 colleges, universities and higher education organizations, including UC, joined forces last week in urging Congress to reinvest in Pell Grants, the federal aid program that helps millions of students afford college.


See historical photographs of César Chávez from the UC Merced library

When the UC Merced Library acquired the Ernest Lowe collection of photographs last year, along with it came intimate portraits of labor leader, community organizer, businessman and Latino American civil rights activist César Chávez.