Category: University of California

Toxic Chemicals Used in Plastics, Cosmetics Found in Pregnant Women’s Blood

Researchers have detected an array of harmful chemicals in the blood of pregnant women, including chemicals used in food packaging, plastic, food emulsifier and cosmetics. In a new study of 302 pregnant women in the San Fransico Bay Area, researchers from the University of California have found 97 percent of the participants had blood containing…


UC San Diego Student Workers Accused of Defacing Walls Using ‘Materials Other Than Chalk’

SAN DIEGO—The arrests of three University of California–San Diego (UCSD) student workers accused of vandalizing campus property drew a large crowd to the San Diego Central Courthouse Monday in protest of potential criminal charges. The workers, Jessica Ng, William Schneider, and a third person whose name has not been disclosed, were arrested about a month…


University of California Could Provide Illegal Immigrant Students With Job Opportunities

The University of California is moving closer to potentially employing illegal immigrants in various roles across its campus system after its Board of Regents agreed in a May 18 meeting to convene a working group on the issue. In a closed board session, officials discussed the “Equitable Student Employment Opportunities” (pdf) measure before proceeding to vote on the matter in an open…


Newsom’s Revised Budget Maintains 5 Percent Funding Raises for UC, CSU Systems to Boost Graduation Rate, Enrollment

Gov. Gavin Newsom is maintaining his pledge to give another year of funding increases to California’s two university systems amid a projected $32 billion state budget shortfall. In a revised 2023–24 state budget—presented on May 12—Newsom kept intact his plan to give both the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems a…


University of California–Irvine to Construct Nation’s First All-Electric Hospital by 2025

The University of California–Irvine is set to finish construction on a new health center—fully electric and solar-powered with diesel fuel generator backups—by 2025. It will be the first all-electric hospital in the country. “UCI Health is building the next chapter of healthcare in Orange County,” UCI Health CEO Chad. T. Lefteris said in a 2021…


University of California Proposes Guaranteed Admission for Qualified Transfer Students

The University of California (UC) proposed a plan this week to guarantee admission to qualified community college students—but only for certain campuses. UC officials presented their plans to state legislators during a March 28 state Assembly budget hearing. To be guaranteed admission, students must be enrolled in a state community college and would need to…


California State University Intends to End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

The California State University (CSU)—the nation’s largest four-year higher education system—intends to rescind coronavirus vaccine mandates for students, faculty, and staff, as reported by its faculty association March 2. The system’s office of human resources and labor relations determined it will “no longer require students to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus,” according to…


Cal State System to Launch Dual Enrollment Program for Community College Students

The California State University (CSU) system is creating a program that allows community college students to enter a dual-admission agreement with one of CSU’s campuses—a program that the system is also hoping will boost its community college transfer enrollment numbers. The so-called Transfer Success Pathway program guarantees students’ admission to a CSU campus once they…


UC Applications for Fall Admission Down Slightly From Last Year

New student applications to University of California (UC) schools are down slightly this year, according to data released by UC last week. Nearly 246,000 students applied to its 10 campuses for fall 2023—a 2 percent decrease from fall 2022, according to the data. Despite the slight drop, UC President Michael Drake said interest in UC…


University of California Intentionally Circumvents State Ban on Affirmative Action

Commentary California is a one-party state wherein Democrats implement their dream progressive policies virtually unchecked. But the people of California are not on board with many such policies. When they are asked to vote directly on issues in ballot initiatives, they often vote more conservatively. They have done so in recent years on issues such…