Category: University of California

Walking Regularly May Help Prevent Diabetes in Seniors: UCSD-Led Study

SAN DIEGO—Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70- and 80-year-olds, according to a study led by the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) and released on Jan. 20 that measured steps and pace among these age groups. The study, published in Thursday’s issue of Diabetes Care, found that the more…


Facts Matter (Dec. 28): US Navy Warship Suffers Virus Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew

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…


University of California Mandates COVID Boosters; May Go Remote in January

LOS ANGELES—Eligible students and staff at University of California (UC) campuses will be required to obtain COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, the system’s president said Dec. 21, while indicating some campuses could temporarily shift to remote courses in January. In a letter sent to chancellors at the 10 UC schools statewide, Dr. Michael Drake called for each…


University of California Mandates Boosters; May Go Remote in January

LOS ANGELES—Eligible students and staff at University of California (UC) campuses will be required to obtain COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, the system’s president said Dec. 21, while indicating some campuses could temporarily shift to remote courses in January. UC–Irvine will revert to remote classes for the first two weeks of the winter term in January, the…


University of California Dumps SAT Test in Favor of ‘Equity’

Commentary For decades the University of California (UC) relied upon SAT test, as well as grades, to admit the highest achieving students into California’s best universities. Such standardized tests are ubiquitous in society, used in primary, secondary, and higher education, as well as for obtaining a license for most professions, or simply to drive a…


University of California to Permanently Remove Standardized Testing for Admission

The University of California (UC) Board of Regents announced Nov. 18 to eliminate standardized tests from the admission process, without any alternative exam to be adopted in the foreseeable future. The board originally approved in May 2020 the removal of standardized testing—for applications for admission to the nine UC colleges—and planned to put an alternative…


Why the CCP Spent Billions to Get Students Into California Universities | Nan Su

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…


Students Will Pay the Price for University of California’s Financial Missteps

Commentary The Board of Regents of the University of California (UC) recently voted to raise the tuition of students every year for the next five years. So many of Orange County’s parents would love to see their children attend one of this system’s nine excellent campuses. Our community has been blessed in many ways by…


University of California to Vote on Increasing Tuition

The University of California (UC) will decide July 22 whether to raise tuition, despite recently receiving nearly $1.3 billion in state funding. “I firmly believe keeping tuition stable within our public university system is critical, and do not support a tuition increase at this time,” Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) told The Epoch Times. “Families…


University of California Students and Staff Must Be Vaccinated Before Returning to Campus

Staff and students at the University of California (UC) must be fully inoculated in order to return to campus this fall, the university system recently announced. The move differs from the institution’s position in April, when it said it would only require vaccinations if one of the vaccines received full authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, given that…