A pair of Jewish advocacy organizations are suing the University of California and UC Berkeley in particular, alleging they’ve allowed anti-Semitism and the harassment of Jewish students to go virtually unchecked on their campuses. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and the […]
Researchers at the University of California have potentially found a method that could treat age-related hair loss and androgenetic alopecia. According to the study, a molecular combination found in skin moles could rejuvenate hair growth in dormant normal follicles by signaling them to increase activity. Published on June 21, the study delves into the essential […]
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk spoke about American values at the University of California, Davis, on March 14. However, a mob of protestors tried to stop people from attending the event.
After nearly three weeks of strike, University of California (UC) officials on Nov. 29 struck a tentative deal with postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers that includes some of the highest pay and cost-of-living increases in history, according to union leaders. About 48,000 academic workers launched the biggest academic strike in U.S. history across all 10 […]
The University of California system might be allowed to take political sides. A UC professor analyzed what the changes could mean for faculty and students alike. Facebook is allowing users in Ukraine to post certain violent speech. The move is against its hate speech policy, and one analyst characterized it as a misstep. Students across […]
Hank the Tank, a large bear in Lake Tahoe, is not afraid of walking around town. Authorities say he hasn’t hurt anyone but has damaged homes while looking for food. Target lifts its mask mandate for shoppers and employees regardless of their vaccination status. In a viral video, a teacher is seen bear hugging and […]
LOS ANGELES—University of California officials have agreed to pay $243 million to settle the legal claims of about 200 women who have accused a former UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse. The settlement by the University of California regents, the system’s governing board, marks the second in lawsuits stemming from the accusations against Dr. James Heaps, […]
On Christmas Eve, despite the fact that 100 percent of the sailors aboard the USS Milwaukee were fully vaccinated, they had a COVID-19 outbreak, which forced the warship to suspend operations. And it’s not only happening to warships. On the very same day, a cruise liner—with fully vaccinated passengers and a fully vaccinated staff—likewise experienced a COVID-19 […]
State leaders are proposing to mandate boosters across the heath, education, and government industries. State officials also updated statewide masking guidelines. And a judge made a ruling in a legal battle over San Diego school district’s vaccine mandates. Elon Musk said he sold enough Tesla stock to reach his liquidation goal. He also criticizes California’s […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spent billions of dollars sending students to the University of California (UC) system to learn the best technology, says Nan Su, a senior investigative reporter for The Epoch Times. And with our top UC professors going to teach in China, this could be a problem for our national security, as well […]
As more schools in the United States are resuming in-person classes in the fall, many people are keeping an eye on each institution’s vaccination policies. University of California campuses have stated that they are planning a vaccine mandate for their staff and students.
NEW YORK—More American universities are facing pressure to drop SAT/ACT test requirements for admission. According to the nonprofit National Center for Fair and Open Testing, or FairTest, 47 accredited colleges dropped the requirement between 2018-2019. To date, 1,050 universities are now test-optional. Test-optional means that the student can decide which type of testing they feel most […]
A University of California student has discovered a 65 million-year-old dinosaur skull in a remote area of North Dakota. Harrison Duran, a fifth-year biology student at the University of California, Merced, unearthed the partial Triceratops skull on a recent paleontology dig, according to a July 24 press release. “I can’t quite express my excitement in that moment when we uncovered […]
The Young America’s Foundation has won a legal battle, forcing a major college campus to give conservative speakers the same freedoms they give to other speakers. The lawsuit took over a year, and resulted in a settlement with the University of California (UC), Berkeley that plaintiffs celebrated as a victory for free speech on campus. […]
University of California President Janet Napolitano addressed Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday, March 29, assuring the Mexican legislators that that the school’s UC-Mexico Initiative would remain a priority. The UC-Mexico Initiative saw 34 percent more Mexican and U.S. students studying in each others’ universities in the last three years. Napolitano was U.S. homeland security secretary under […]
