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Why I chose �鶹��ý: My Egghead story

Isabella E Beristain — July 12, 2024 - 1:00pm

When I was applying to colleges, it was at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020. As an incoming senior in high school, I felt so intimidated by the premise of choosing a college to go to without ever having been on a tour while students were in session. In order to make me slightly less nervous about college applications, my parents offered to go on a road trip with me so I could see some of the campuses I was applying to.

Searching for community: My �鶹��ý Story

Isabella E Beristain — May 30, 2024 - 10:10am

Read how a college student utilized student resources and local activities to make friends at the largest UC campus in California — �鶹��ý.

My Advice for Pre-Veterinary Medicine Students | �鶹��ý

Abigail Julianna Loomis — April 24, 2023 - 2:28pm

My name is Orli Algranatti, and I'm a current undergraduate student at �鶹��ý studying Animal Science. If you're a high school student interested in becoming a veterinarian, I'd love to share some advice with you about my experiences at �鶹��ý and how you can make the most of your time here!

My First Quarter as a College Freshman at a UC | �鶹��ý

Abigail Julianna Loomis — February 08, 2023 - 5:43pm

While waiting for your college decisions to come, you might start thinking about what college will be like. What will it be like living in the residence halls? How will you make friends? How will you make the transition from high school to college? Fear not, because first-year Zoe Vollmer is here to tell you all about her first quarter at �鶹��ý!

First-Gen Student? You Belong!

Abigail Julianna Loomis — June 13, 2022 - 6:56pm

My name is Olivia-Alexis and I’m a first-generation college student who just graduated with a bachelor’s degree. My parents are second- and first-generation immigrants (my mother from Mexico and my father from the Philippines). They both worked hard so I could have college opportunities they never had.

Escape Classes With Off-Campus Experiences

Abigail Julianna Loomis — May 25, 2022 - 4:49pm

When you think about college academics, you probably think of taking notes in a classroom, cramming in the main library or working on a project in a lab, museum, creative space or another campus facility. But some universities offer research and learning beyond the main campus that helps students gain real-world career skills as they make the most of their college experience.

�鶹��ý Fashion Students Learn from Scottish Artisans

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 23, 2026 - 2:00pm

�鶹��ý students, left to right, Brandon Mammon, Sara Lindstrom, Izzy Goldschneider, Carmen Franco and Perla Guzman show off their

Students Learn Economics Research Practices

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 17, 2026 - 10:42am

Sam Lawrence is fascinated learning about how economists study the impacts of safety net programs designed to lift people out of poverty.

In a class last year with Marianne Page, a professor of economics in the College of Letters and Science at �鶹��ý, he asked if she knew of any research opportunities. She said no at first. Then, a couple weeks later, she contacted him.

“She was, like, ‘I have something, but I don't know how much you'll like it,’” said Lawrence.

The Library as a ‘Third Place’

Jocelyn C Anderson — February 17, 2026 - 9:27am

Smooches from therapy dogs? Music and dance performances? Drop-in tutoring? Mental health ambassadors? Yes, all this and more is at the �鶹��ý Library as it molds itself as a “third place.”

American urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg (1932-2022) coined the term and highlighted the importance of these social gathering spots — beyond home, our first place, and work or the classroom, our second place — in fostering community, connection and belonging.

Using Genetics to Understand Decision-Making in Monkeys

Jocelyn C Anderson — January 28, 2026 - 12:32pm

Abigail Morris first visited the Peruvian Amazon when she was 6 years old. Now, as a Ph.D. candidate in the Animal Behavior Graduate Group, she has returned to study how seasonal flooding affects the behavior, diet and population genetics of two species of monkey: monk sakis (Pithecia monachus) and large-headed capuchins (Sapajus apella macrocephalus).