Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (
@brotherjones_
) called on
@GoldmanSchool
#Classof2023
grads to disrupt oppressive systems, dismantle unjust laws and policies, and discover new ways of living in which all people in a multicultural society can thrive.
BREAKING:
@UCBerkeley
announces partnership with
@NASA
to build the Berkeley Space Center, a 36-acre site in Silicon Valley that will house companies, labs and students working to generate futuristic innovations in aviation and space exploration.
Breaking: UC plans to file suit against the federal government for violating the rights of the University and its students following new ICE regulations. Full statement:
A warm welcome to UCโs next president, Michael V. Drake, M.D.! Prior to his six years at
@OhioState
,
@OSUPrezDrake
โs entire academic career has been at UC, including as faculty at
@UCSF
, systemwide VP for health affairs and chancellor of
@UCIrvine
. Fiat Lux!
This just in: The University of California Board of Regents have announced the appointment of Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UCโs world-renowned system. Learn more:
As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier.
Itโs been 5 years since Obergefell and gay marriage! Hereโs a look at heroes in research who made this and other victories possible. ๐
#Pride
#Pride2020
#PrideMonth
HAPPY PRIDE ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ This
#PrideMonth
we celebrate UC's beautiful, diverse and dynamic LGBTQ+ community. We are so proud of the work you continue to do to make the world a more inclusive and accepting place for everyone
#Pride
#Pride2023
โค๏ธ ๐ ๐งก ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ค ๐ค
This just in: All 10 UC campuses will phase out single-use plastic bottles, bags and food containers. The move is part of a new commitment to help UC achieve its zero waste goals.
Todayโs SCOTUS ruling barring consideration of race in college admissions is disappointing. UC has worked to address inequity in
#HigherEd
without
#AffirmativeAction
for decades and we remain committed and prepared to support our peer institutions in expanding student diversity.
Disappointed in the SCOTUS decision to bar consideration of race in college admissions. Student diversity remains a top priority for
@uofcalifornia
. We will continue to create pathways to college and address inequality using every tool available to us.
Congrats to
@UCLA
and
@UCBerkeley
for both being in top 10 of graduate employability rankings. It's an international list and
@UCLA
beat out Harvard, just FYI ๐ ๐
This just in: Five UCs stand among the 10 best public universities in the country and all nine undergraduate campuses rank among the top 40 in the 2021 Best Colleges rankings, by
@usnews
. ๐ ๐
Despite months of contract negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to meet UCโs key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated with for-profit journals.
This just in: The UC Board of Regents have unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (
#ACA5
) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race & gender in admissions decisions twenty-five years ago. Read more:
We want members of our UC community to be as safe as possible when protesting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some important tips:
-Wear a face covering
-Bring hand sanitizer
-Maintain 6 ft from others
-Don't go alone; stick to a small group
-Make informed decisions
UC is temporarily suspending the letter grade requirement for A-G courses completed in winter/spring/summer 2020 for all students, including UCโs most recently admitted freshmen. (1/4)
This just in: The UC Board of Regents has unanimously approved the suspension of the standardized test requirement (ACT/SAT) for freshman applicants until fall 2024. For more, visit:
Due to the recent California wildfires, the University of California will extend its undergraduate application deadline and grant fee waivers to affected students who are applying this fall. More info at
#CampFire
#WoosleyFire
#CaliforniaWildfires
While most of us stay home, farmworkers continue to go out in the fields as โessential workers.โ On
#CesarChavezDay
, we honor them for working tirelessly to keep our food system going. We also honor those in the UC system working to protect them | Photo credit: Los Angeles Times
UC is disappointed that Prop. 16, which would have repealed Proposition 209, didn't pass in this election. โWe will continue our unwavering efforts to expand underrepresented groupsโ access to a UC educationโโ
@UCPrezDrake
. Read more:
University of California announces a pioneering open access agreement with the worldโs largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, making significantly more of the Universityโs research available to people worldwide โ immediately and at no cost. Read more. โฌ๏ธ
Today's SCOTUS decision rejecting President Biden's
#StudentLoan
relief plan is disheartening. College affordability is a top priority at UC. Here's what we're doing to help students access a UC education โฌ๏ธ
"The Courtโs decision is antithetical to the University of Californiaโs mission and values...This is a sobering moment for many of us at the University of California and throughout the nation." -
@UCPrezDrake
. Read the full statement โฌ๏ธ
This year, the UC system is celebrating 150 years! Stay tuned over the next few months as we reflect on our history and origins, and commemorate the contributions our campuses have made to California and the world.
Congrats to Jennifer A. Doudna,
@UCBerkeley
and
@UCSF
professor and
@BerkeleyLab
faculty scientist, for winning the
#NobelPrize
for chemistry! The discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome can change the world! ๐ ๐งฌโ๏ธ๐
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna โfor the development of a method for genome editing.โ
In 1966,
@berkeleylaw
professor Herma Hill Kay co-drafted the California no-fault divorce law, the first of its kind, making โirreconcilable differencesโ sufficient ground for divorce. She later became the first female dean of a law school in the US.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#UCWomen
Our thoughts are with our UC family at
@ucsc
,
@ucdavis
and all those affected by the wildfires. Wishing you all safety during this time. ๐๐ Follow the campuses on social for more resources and updates.
This
#BlackHistoryMonth
,
@UCPrezDrake
reflects on the Black workers, scholars, artists and activists who have propelled the University of Californiaโand the worldโforward and the work that remains to achieve our ideals of equality, inclusion and justice.
Congrats to
@UCLA
and
@UCBerkeley
for both being in top 10 of graduate employability rankings. It's an international list and
@UCLA
beat out Harvard, just FYI ๐ ๐
A big congrats to
@ucla
sophomore, Lisa Ranran Hu, who has been named among
@teenvogue
โs โ21 Under 21โ Class of 2018, nominated by
@emmawatson
! Huโs film, โEscape,โ has challenged the status quo in her home country of China. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
BIG NEWS! Minutes ago, UC Pres. Janet Napolitano announced that UC will not raise in-state tuition in the 2019-20 academic year. This is huge โ it means that weโre keeping UC accessible for California students. Join
@UCAdvocacy
and make your voice heard!
โMy time at UC has been deeply gratifying & rewarding.โโUC President Janet Napolitano announced today that she will step down in August 2020 after seven years of leading California's preeminent public university system.
โAs leaders of the largest public research university in the United States, we feel that silence is complicity: We must put an end to these incidents now.โโUC Pres. Janet Napolitano and Regents Chair
@JohnAPerez
on protests following George Floydโs death.
Whoa: 1. Alumni see their earnings double between two and 10 years after graduation. 2. A third of low-income students move from the bottom 20 percent of incomes into the top 20 percent.
UC campuses once again dominate
@usnews
2023-24 Best Colleges rankings, with
@UCBerkeley
and
@UCLA
tied for the best public university in the country, six campuses among the top 20 and all nine in the top 40 ๐
โLarge-scale immigration raids are designed to strike fear in our immigrant communities, and the University of California will not be a willing participant in them.โโUC President Janet Napolitano. Read the full statement here:
Congratulations to our alumna Kamala Harris, now Vice-President-Elect Harris!
#UCHastings
Law is so proud of your historic achievement.
@KamalaHarris
Chancellor and Dean David Faigman's message to the UC Hastings Law community :
All 10 UC campuses rank in the top 4.1% in the world, with
@UCBerkeley
and
@UCLA
among the top 20, according to the 2023 report from the Center for World University Rankings ๐ ๐ ๐
"We knew we were creating an important new technology that we expected would be of use to a segment of the population, but we had no idea how truly momentous an event it wasโโ
@ucla
's Leonard Kleinrock on the birth of the internet.
#InternetDay
#Internet50
โCurrent forecasts give us hope that in the fall our students can enjoy a more normal on-campus experience.โโUC President Michael V. Drake, M.D. on UC's plans for a return to primarily in-person instruction systemwide starting fall 2021. Read more.
๐ Gymnast
@katelyn_ohashi
,
@UCLA
, โ19, created a buzz when she scored a perfect 10 at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge. Now, sheโs getting big points as a UC advocate โ and you can too! ๐ Click here to join โก๏ธ
#UCAdvocate
#KatelynOhashi
#JoinUCAN
Happy
#Juneteenth
to the UC community! This year we also celebrate that Juneteenth was named an official federal holiday, an important milestone in U.S. history. UC will observe the holiday on June 28 this year & on the federally designated day thereafter.
"I look forward to learning and listening about the opportunities we face and collaborating with all of you as we move the University forward"
Welcome back to UC, President Drake! ๐
The lawsuitย will seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive reliefย to bar ICE from enforcing an order that UC President Janet Napolitano called โmean-spirited, arbitrary and damaging to America.โ
A huge shout-out to
@ucirvine
on becoming the first public university in the nation to claim the top spot in
@money
โs new list of the best colleges in the U.S.! Seven other UC campuses were ranked among the nationโs very best. ๐๐๐
Our thoughts are with everyone who is suffering in the wake of violence in Israel and Palestine this weekend. We have confirmed that University of California students who are studying in Jerusalem are safe, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.
โEach person will leave a mark on the teamโs culture and will influence the future of the culture and the success of the team.โโ
@UCLA
sophomore Frida Esparza on
@uclagymnastics
โจ
โIf I could have told my 14-year-old self where I would be now, I donโt think I would have believed itโโ
@ucirvine
graduate Monica Mary Xu English. 350 members of UCโs Class of 2019 were formerly in the foster care system & have transcended monumental odds.
Ready for the ultimate throwback? UC is turning 150 years old! Check out our rich history with this interactive timeline and stay tuned over the next few months for more.
#UC150
What does it mean to be boldly Californian? Explore a snapshot of our history with this video featuring UCโs 150 bold years and stay tuned for more over the next few months.
#UC150
.
@ucberkeley
โs Commencement 2020 will take place tomorrow at Blockeley University, a mind-blowing model of the university built by some 100 students and alumni using Minecraft, a popular video game.
#CalGrad
#NewUCGrad
#Classof2020
"No human being gets to tell me what Iโm supposed to do (or not supposed to do) with my life. I am what a scientist looks like. And so are you."โ
@ucirvine
professor Aomawa Shields. Via
@teenvogue
๐ย
#WomenInSTEM
โBeing a member of the LGBTQ+ in STEM community has made me a better researcher because it has connected me to scientists from all different fields & see where my research fits into the big pictureโโ
@ucla
Ph.D. student
@robertnulrich
@queersinstem
. Courtesy of
@500QueerSci
#Pride
#ThrowbackThursday
: In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an antiwar speech at
@UCBerkeley
. He told the crowd gathered in front of Sproul Hall that โYou, in a real sense, have been the conscience of the academic community and our nation.โ
#MLKJr
#MartinLutherKingJrDay
We're thrilled to partner with
@BetterMakeRoom
&
@MichelleObama
for this year's
#CollegeSigningDay
! On May 1, the former first lady will be at
@UCLA
celebrating students who have committed to attend college & supporting them as they embark on the next chapter of their lives. ๐๐
UC and
@CalCommColleges
announced they have signed a joint agreement aimed at increasing the number of academically prepared community college students who transfer to UC and earn a bachelorโs degree.
In 1870, UC began admitting women two years after the universityโs founding. Eight women attend classes during the first year. The first woman graduate, Rosa L. Scrivner, received her Bachelor of Philosophy in Agriculture in 1874.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#UCFirsts
To our UC community planning to protest: Tips for protesting safely amidst COVID19
-Wear a face covering
-Bring hand sanitizer
-Maintain 6 ft from others
-Don't go alone; stick to a small group
-Make informed decisions
โJustice and the rule of law won the dayโโUC President Janet Napolitano on
#SCOTUS
decision to uphold UCโs challenge against the Trump Administrationโs attempt to arbitrarily end DACA.
#UCDACA
#HomeisHere
We're UC, of course we have the most influential researchers in the world โ Huge thanks to
@CAgovernor
for the recognition ๐ซถ๐๐ Learn more about
#UCImpact
here:
Leading the world is the California way โ including when it comes to research.
@UofCalifornia
researchers were among the most cited in the world in 2023.
Our world-class university system continues to be among the most influential in the globe.
1978: Barbara Christian, pioneering scholar of Afr. American literary feminism, is the 1st black woman to be granted tenure at
@ucberkeley
. She later becomes the 1st black woman in the UC system to be promoted to full professor.
#UC150
#BlackHistoryMonth
โAs the first person of color to serve as UC president, Dr. Drake returns to UC at an important point in the Universityโs journey. This is a homecoming UC is very excited to be celebrating early.โโ
@JohnAPerez
, UC Board of Regents chair on
@OSUPrezDrake
If UC received the same per-student funding as it did in 2000, our state funding would be twice as much. Join us in asking state lawmakers to invest in UC. Text UC to 52886 or visit to join the
@UCAdvocacy
.
UC has challenged the Trump administration's decision to abruptly end
#DACA
, the policy that has allowed nearly 700,000 young people who were brought to the U.S. as children to live, work and study in the only country they know as home.
#UCDACA
#UC4DACA
#HomeIsHere
The
@ucbgarden
at
@UCBerkeley
features one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States. Spring is the time to go! ๐ธ from Insta user pandacamera.