Experts weigh in on Prop. 8 ruling
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday (Feb. 7) upheld a lower-court ruling that Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. Supporters...
View ArticleUCLA School of Public Health gets $50-million gift
The donation from Dr. Jonathan Fielding and his wife, Karin, is the largest single gift the school has ever received. By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles TimesFebruary 16, 2012 Jonathan Fielding works 70-hour...
View ArticleUC Davis settles Title IX suit
A years-long and closely watched lawsuit claiming discrimination against women in athletics at UC Davis is over – and both sides have declared victory. The parties announced Thursday that the...
View ArticleJudge blocks report on UC Davis pepper-spraying
A judge temporarily barred UC on Tuesday from releasing a widely anticipated report of its investigation into the Nov. 18 pepper-spraying of student protesters by campus police. Videos of the protest...
View ArticleOpen Letter to the UC Community from President Yudof
I write today to address, once again, the moral and ethical imperative for all of our University of California students, faculty and staff members to foster a climate of tolerance, civility and...
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10 Questions: UC President Mark G. Yudof
President Mark Yudof recently held a web chat with UC faculty and staff to answer their questions on a variety of university issues. The March 2 event, moderated by staff advisors Penny Herbert and...
View ArticleU of California, Berkeley Receives $60 Million Grant to Establish Theory of...
BERKELEY, Calif. — The Simons Foundation, which specializes in science and math research, has chosen the University of California, Berkeley, as host for an ambitious new center for computer science,...
View ArticleMessage from President Yudof to the UC community about State support for the...
May 9, 2012 Dear colleague: Governor Brown is set to release his revised State Budget on Monday, May 14. At this critical time in California’s budget process, the Governor and legislative leaders need...
View ArticlePolice move on Berkeley ‘Occupy the Farm’ group
Officers are blocking vehicle access at a UC Berkeley-owned farm that “Occupy the Farm” protesters have camped out for more than two weeks, the Oakland Tribune reports. Update at 12:10 p.m. ET: UC...
View ArticleUC president seeks to increase community college transfers
The University of California is seeking ways to admit more transfer students from the state’s community colleges but is hampered by a lack of resources, President Mark G.Yudof said during a...
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