Campus and Lab News
UCLADiscover magazine names UCLA's Tao, Teran among 'brightest people alive' Top 50 list includes UC Berkeley's Nicole King, former UC San Francisco professor Harold Varmus. 
UC San DiegoSpreading the joy around Researchers document the contagious power of happiness in social networks. "Happiness can spread from person to person to person."
UC Santa Barbara ----------------------------------------‘Pioneer of Digital Preservation' named Library of Congress honors UC Santa Barbara visionary Larry Carver.
UCLA ----------------------------------------Expert blames American values for health care crisis Reforming the system will require strong medicine, tough choices.
LBNL ----------------------------------------Joint BioEnergy Institute is officially dedicated Partnership dedicated to advancing next generation of biofuels is led by Berkeley Lab, includes UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Livermore Lab.
UC San Francisco ----------------------------------------Study offers insight into development of immune system Surprisingly high number of maternal cells enters fetus during pregnancy.
UC Santa Cruz
----------------------------------------UC Santa Cruz to host renewable energy program Collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, UC Merced and two Danish universities. See also: student profile. More Campus and Lab News Science TodayViewing the Science Today video requires the free Flash player. Get Flash. An international team of researchers, including those at the University of California, have developed rice varieties that can withstand up to two weeks of complete submergence. Text and Video More Science Today News Resource Quick Links |
Top Feature UCOP Solar energy: UC explores the next generation See also: The Helios Project, UC Merced Energy Research Institute, UC Irvine Center for Solar Energy, The Solar Irradiance Mapping Initiative More Top Features Office of the President News
UCOPUC Academic Senate proposes changes to freshman eligibility Find out more about the proposal, which UC Regents are expected to consider in early 2009. 
BudgetUC Regents warn freshman enrollments will be curtailed without sufficient funding, adjust budget to clarify no student fee increase assumed Further details about fall 2009 enrollments will be discussed at a future meeting.
Academic Preparation ----------------------------------------UC-Mexico partnership yields algebra in Spanish for California students Universidad de Guadalajara is conducting translations of the courses.
Health ----------------------------------------UC receives Gates Foundation grant to plan a School of Global Health Proposed school would be UC's first multicampus, systemwide school.
General News ----------------------------------------Statement of UC President Mark G. Yudof on UCOP Voluntary Separation Program If program offered again, will include provisions requiring repayment of buyout on pro rata basis for employees finding new work elsewhere within university.
UC Regents ----------------------------------------MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Regents' meeting for January postponed to Feb. 3-5 Meeting will be held at UC San Francisco-Mission Bay campus' community center.
Sustainability ----------------------------------------UC receives multiple 'Go Beyond' sustainability awards from R&D Magazine Winners include UC Santa Barbara's LabRATS, Karl Brown, UC Merced's Science and Engineering Building, UC system for its lab sustainability efforts.
UC Regents ----------------------------------------UC Student Regents go on statewide tour to recruit next student representative Tour begins Dec. 5, will include all 10 UC campuses.
International
----------------------------------------UC to reopen education abroad program in Israel in fall 2009 UC in discussions for program with Rothberg International School at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. More Office of the President News |
