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UC athletes make up 8 percent of the U.S. Olympic delegation

A total of 102 athletes, coaches and staff from eight UC campuses will take part in the Summer Olympics, beginning Aug. 5 in Rio de Janeiro.


After a childhood of farm labor, UC education helps sisters become doctors and lawyers

  The Corona Gomez family is a testament to the transformative power of education. Rafael Corona Villagomez and Liduvina Gomez de Corona crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in 1982 to ensure their future children would have the


UC hospitals rank among best in nation

UC has two of the nation’s top 10 hospitals and all five of its medical centers rank among the nation’s best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey. UCLA and UCSF medical centers ranked


UC Merced campus expansion approved

On July 21, the UC Board of Regents gave final approval to an expansion plan that will nearly double the physical capacity of the UC Merced campus by 2020, enabling enrollment growth to 10,000 students


UC commits $3.3 million to improve food access for students

The action follows a UC survey that indicated four out of 10 UC students do not have a consistent supply of nutritious food.


Want to get healthier? Help is just a click away.

UC health plans provide many wellness resources, from nutritional advice to fitness discounts to phone coaching.


UC Press to begin publishing science journal Elementa

Elementa will become a core part of the open access ecosystem at UC Press, alongside the journal Collabra and the open access monograph program Luminos.


UC admits 15 percent more California freshmen for fall 2016 and increases diversity

On Wednesday, July 6, UC released data showing significant gains in the number of California freshman and transfer students admitted to UC campuses for fall 2016, including those from historically underrepresented groups. The admissions data


UC ramps up role for White House’s Cancer Moonshot

At the White House’s Cancer Moonshot Summit on Wednesday, June 29, Vice President Joe Biden announced new actions to speed progress toward ending cancer as we know it, with several efforts involving UC. The Cancer


UCOP’s UC Libraries Digital Collection Project wins information technology award

Ten teams across UC won the 2016 Larry L. Sautter Award for using information technology to make university operations more effective and efficient and to better serve faculty, staff, students and patients. UCOP’s UC Libraries Digital


UC Retirement Choice Program launches for new employees

Eligible employees who were hired on or after July 1, 2016, will have two retirement benefits options: Pension Choice or Savings Choice.