The UC launched a new initiative in July that encourages staff to learn more about how to use artificial intelligence tools. The AI Buddy Program pairs UC Office of the President staff at differing levels of AI expertise to meet once or twice a week and learn from each other. Read more...
Photo: A website post announcing the UC Office of the President’s AI Buddy Program is pictured. The program encourages staff to explore artificial intelligence tools. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard University’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration. The University was one of 36 colleges and universities that signed the brief, which urges the First Circuit Court of Appeals to side with Harvard in its lawsuit to restore the nearly $2.2 billion in research grants that the federal government suspended in April 2025. Read more...
Photo: Kerckhoff Hall, which frequently stands in for the Harvard University campus in movies and TV shows, is pictured. The UC signed on to an amicus brief filed July 22, standing by Harvard’s April 2025 lawsuit against the Trump administration. (Brighton Ludwig/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:37 p.m. The UC’s decision to reconsider standardized testing requirements has reignited a debate over students’ readiness. More than 3,000 UC STEM faculty members signed a May letter calling on the University to reconsider standardized testing amid concerns about students’ preparedness in math, writing and verbal reasoning. Read more...
Photo: A pencil lies on a completed Scantron. The UC is reconsidering standardized testing amid competing concerns about student readiness and educational equity. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:40 p.m. UC President James Milliken urged Congress to address federal research grant disbursement delays in a July 29 letter. Read more...
Photo: UC President James Milliken sits at a UC Board of Regents meeting. Milliken asked Congress to address slow federal research grant disbursement rates in a July 29 letter. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:52 p.m. Diego Castro Gomez was accepted to graduate school at UC Merced in 2022. “My dream was to always pursue grad school, potentially become a professor one day,” said Gomez, who is undocumented. Read more...
Photo: Students march as part of the Opportunity for All campaign at UCLA. The campaign has pushed for undocumented UC students to be able to hold campus jobs. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 2 at 5:49 p.m. The UC admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for the 2026-27 admissions cycle, according to data released Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: People walk on UCLA’s campus. The University admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for fall 2026, according to data released Wednesday. (Crystal Tompkins/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 26 at 8:30 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed podcaster Scott Galloway to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. Galloway – who hosts The Prof G Pod, a tech-focused podcast with up to 100,000 monthly listeners – must receive confirmation from the state Senate before serving on the 26-member board. Read more...
Photo: The California State Capitol is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed podcaster and professor Scott Galloway to the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
