Year 2019

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November 2019

Policy
  1. ［Policy]We sued the Trump administration to save DACA and protect students: Napolitano and P?rez
    USA Today, 11.12.19
  2. ［Policy] University of California breaks law and own policies by outsourcing thousands of jobs, union claims”
    SJ Mercury News, 11.17.19
Research
Others
  1. ［Others]UC Santa Cruz grad student accuses regent of groping her
    SJ Mercury News, 11.14.19
  2. ［Others]Drug overdoses possible in some of the 9 student deaths on University of Southern California campus
    SJ Mercury News, 11.14.19
  3. ［Others]UC Davis student group highlights the backlash it has faced in supporting Hong Kong
    Sacramento Bee, 11.16.19
  4. ［Others]Excitement abounds as new Stanford Hospital welcomes first patients
    SJ Mercury News, 11.17.19
  5. ［Others]Stanford gives inventors a hand after helping to create Silicon Valley
    Financial Times, 11.18.19

October 2019

Research
  1. ［Research] The end of the Roman empire wasn’t that bad, according to Stanford researchers”
    The Atlantic, 10.01.19
  2. ［Others]Addicted to Screens? That’s Really a You Problem
    NY Times, 10.06.19
  3. ［Research]Stanford researchers create new catalyst that can turn carbon dioxide into fuels
    Stanford News, 10.17.19
  4. ［Others]UCB Quantum expert Birgitta Whaley appointed to White House science advisory council
    Berkeley News, 10.22.19
  5. ［Research]Widely used health care prediction algorithm biased against black people: UCB study
    Berkeley News, 10.24.19
Others
  1. ［Others]The internet is now 50 years old. The first online message? It was a typo
    USA Today, 10.29.19

September 2019

Policy
  1. ［Policy] UC Davis announces the end of ‘Band-Uh,’ introduces restructured marching band after reports of hazing”
    SJ Mercury News, 09.04.19
  2. ［Policy]University of California to dump fossil fuel investments
    SJ Mercury News, 09.18.19
Research

August 2019

Research
  1. ［Research] Benioffs (Salesforce CEO) donate $35 million to further study of microbiome at UCSF, Stanford”
    SF Chronicle, 08.12.19
  2. ［Research]UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry
    SJ Mercury News, 08.22.19

July 2019

Policy
  1. ［Policy]California Legislation Targeting For-Profits Progresses
    Inside Higher Ed, 07.03.19
  2. ［Policy]How the Department of Defense Bankrolled Silicon Valley
    NY Times, 07.09.19
  3. ［Policy]U. of California Canceled Its Elsevier Subscription. Now It’s Losing Access.
    Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.10.19
  4. ［Policy]World’s largest scientific publisher cuts access to UC in battle over digital sharing
    Sacramento Bee, 07.11.19
  5. ［Policy]University of California looks at changing how it raises tuition ? and who’d get the higher bills
    SF Chronicle, 07.17.19
  6. ［Policy] Scramble Follows Education Department’s Denial of Federal Aid to 80,000 California Students”
    Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.25.19
  7. ［Policy] California Has a Solution for Its Student-Aid Predicament, Reports Say”
    Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.28.19
  8. ［Policy]California’s Plan for Student Complaints Still Must Pass Ed Department’s Muster
    Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.29.19
Education
  1. ［Education]UC schools boost acceptance rate compared to 2018
    SF Chronicle, 07.23.19
Research
  1. ［Research]UC Merced student finds 65 million-year-old triceratops skull
    SF Chronicle, 07.28.19
Others
  1. ［Others]UC files lawsuits against five major retailers (like Ikea) for patent infringement
    SJ Mercury News, 07.30.19

June 2019

Policy
  1. ［Policy] California State University stashed $1.5 billion in reserves while hiking tuition, audit says “
    Sacramento Bee, 06.20.19
Education
  1. ［Education]WeWork to open SF coding school ? with refunds if students don’t get jobs
    SF Chronicle, 06.07.19
  2. ［Education] Stanford graduate-to-be, 70, hopes doctorate degree will inspire his peers “
    Palo Alto Online, 06.15.19
  3. ［Education] UC Merced ranked one of the nation’s top young universities, new ranking reports”
    Merced Sun Star, 06.26.19
Research
  1. ［Research]CRISPR baby mutation significantly increases mortality: UBC Study
    Berkeley News, 06.03.19
  2. ［Research] NYT Read 150 Privacy Policies. They Were an Incomprehensible Disaster
    NY Times, 06.12.19
  3. ［Research]GlaxoSmithKline taps UC’s CRISPR expertise to speed drug discovery
    Berkeley News, 06.13.19
Others
  1. ［Others] Raymond Miles, ex-UC Berkeley business dean and human resources pioneer, dies”
    SF Chronicle, 06.02.19

February 2019

Policy
Research
  1. ［Research］Small Teams of Scientists Have Fresher Ideas
  2. ［Research］IS THE UNIVERSE A HOLOGRAM? MAYBE! THIS MATH TRICK SHOWS HOW
  3. ［Research］Physicists create a quantum refrigerator that cools with an absence of light
  4. ［Research］Around 40% of American couples now first meet online
Others
  1. ［Others］UC Davis breaks ground on largest student housing project in US
  2. ［Others］UC Irvine most popular campus among California high school students
  3. ［Others］California’s new online community college taps tech entrepreneur for top job
  4. ［Others］Why Colleges Are Keeping a Closer Eye on Their Students’ Lives
  5. ［Others］A $25 million grant will help Stanford Libraries preserve Silicon Valley Archives

January 2019

Policy
  1. ［Policy］Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget: More money for education, Navigation Centers
    San Francisco Chronicle, 1.10.19
  2. ［Policy］Governor’s Higher Education Funding Proposal Off to a Good Start
    Fox & Hounds, 1.22.19
  3. ［Policy］Cal State chancellor vows a tuition increase is ‘off the table’
    Los Angeles Times, 1.22.19
  4. ［Policy］My turn: Here’s one way Newsom can be rural California’s governor
    CALmatters, 1.28.19
Education
Research
  1. ［Research］5 Amazing College Incubators
    Forbes, 1.7.19
  2. ［Research］California Earthquake Warning System Getting Funding Boost (VIDEO)
    KPIX CBS SF BayArea, 1.28.19
Others
  1. ［Others］Schools with Affected Research Grants Decry Shutdown
    Diverse, 1.3.19
  2. ［Others］Governor appoints talent chief to UC Board of Regents
    SFGATE, 1.5.19
  3. ［Others］Should state adopt lower passing score for the bar exam? Current one may harm students of color
    The Sacramento Bee, 1.7.19
  4. ［Others］Shutdown Headaches for University Researchers
    INSIDE HIGHER ED, 1.8.19
  5. ［Others］New Berkeley SkyDeck Startups to Showcase AI, IoT and Blockchain Solutions at CES
    TECH STARTUPS, 1.8.19
  6. ［Others］UC regents vote to end student adviser program, with support of student leaders
    San Francisco Chronicle, 1.17.19
  7. ［Others］Andy Warhol Foundation Names Fall 2018 Grantees
    ARTFORUM, 1.17.19
  8. ［Others］UC Endowment Shifts Major Cash into Alts
    Chief Investment Officer, 1.22.19
  9. ［Others］An Activist-Scholar Project
    edhat santa barbara, 1.22.19
  10. ［Others］UCLA Names Scholarships Honoring Late ‘The Hate U Give’ Screenwriter Audrey Wells
    THE WRAP, 1.23.19
  11. ［Others］A Few Lessons About Public-Private Partnerships
    INSIDE HIGHER ED, 1.28.19
  12. ［Others］UC’s Napolitano: Proposal would make it easier for sexual predators on campus
    San Francisco Chronicle, 1.30.19
  13. ［Others］Freshman applications dip at UC for the first time in 15 years. Is it the start of a trend?
    Los Angeles Times, 1.31.19
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