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Get ready to vote: 8 new things for the 2020 election

Voting is easier and safer than ever in California this year. Learn how you can make your ballot count.


President Drake

You’re invited: President Drake to address the Commonwealth Club

On Nov. 4, President Michael V. Drake, M.D., will address the prestigious Commonwealth Club, sharing his perspective of challenges facing higher education during a global pandemic and societal unrest.


President Drake visits UC Merced

UC Merced hosts President Drake’s first campus visit

On Oct. 15, UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. toured UC Merced and met with students, faculty and staff. Watch a video from his conversation with Chancellor Muñoz.


The experts agree: Vote early

The 2020 election is coming up soon. Check out a recording of the UC Advocacy Network’s expert-filled election webinar to learn what to expect this year.


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President Drake begins consultations on possible expanded curtailment

President Drake has announced that UC is considering a new systemwide expanded curtailment program for additional operational and salary savings due to COVID-19-related budget shortfalls.


UC Startup Innovation Challenge

Applications are now accepted for the UC Startup Innovation Challenge

If you’ve been spending time outside the office launching a start-up company or helping one grow, this one’s for you.


Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry

The award recognizes the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing breakthrough that has revolutionized biomedicine.


President Drake in his Oakland office

President Drake welcomes the UC community in starting the academic year

Despite challenges posed by COVID-19, UC continues to forge ahead with a clear mission: education, research and public service for the good of the people of California, the nation and the world.


Andrea Ghez

UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel will share half the 2020 Nobel in Physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.