University of California

UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage

USAC had argued that the Nazarian Center's sponsorship of the April 14 event reflected a disregard for Palestinian life and made the university complicit in amplifying one sided narratives.

A man walks through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, US, August 11, 2025.
Israa al-Jaabis (L), a 32-year-old Palestinian woman who detonated a small bomb on October 11, 2015 on the highway leading from the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim to Jerusalem, arrives for her sentencing hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 7, 2016.

Failed car bomber released in October 7 deal gave video speech at Berkeley classroom

The University of California, Berkeley.

UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’ in antisemitism settlement

Protesters supporting Palestinians in Gaza gather at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) during the Israel-Hamas War, May 1, 2024; illustrative.

US DOJ sues California University alleging 'antisemitic hostile work environment' at UCLA campus


UC Berkeley Law student groups ban Zionist speakers

UC Berkeley’s Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) declared that not inviting pro-Zionist speakers was necessary for “the safety and welfare of Palestinian students on campus."

UC Berkeley campus in California

Campus police investigate antisemitic banners at UC Davis

Pruitt said at sentencing that he regretted participating in the insurrection, but also that he still believed the election was stolen.

 A view of a building on the University of California, Davis campus.

Climate change could trigger megaflood in California - study

UCLA climate scientist and other researchers said that the West Coast state could experience a once-in-a-century “megaflood” exacerbated by climate change.

Lightning strikes over the Mediterranean sea during a rain storm near the city of Ashkelon

Promising future for brain injury treatment - study

“We’ve known for a long time that the communication between different brain cells can change very dramatically ... but we haven’t been able to see what happens in the whole brain until now."

 The brain (illustrative).

Increased immunity may protect against long COVID - study

“While this was a small pilot study, it does suggest that some people with long COVID may have underactive immune systems after recovering from COVID-19," said a senior researcher.

 CCR5 receptor (yellow) in cell membrane (grey, modeled)

Fresno State University’s Madden Library to be renamed over Nazi sympathies

The Fresno State library has been named after Henry Madden, who was the university’s librarian from 1949 to 1979, since 1981.

 California State University, Fresno. Henry Madden Library.

UC Berkeley receives $10m. to ensure "lasting legacy" for Jewish studies

The endowment was made in honor of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley.

University of California Berkeley campus.

UC Irvine student government passes BDS legislation

The legislation passed 19 to 3.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, also known as BDS.

UC Riverside professor says Zionism ‘politically toxified our schools’

“A number of Zionist organizations want to convince us that Arab American Studies is ‘antisemitic.’ This is not only intellectually insulting but is also an inherently racist position,” he wrote.

An anti-Israeli protest inspired by BDS

Uni. of California professor deletes Twitter account full of antisemitism

On June 14, Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a “Zionist brain” with labels such as “frontal money lobe,” “Holocaust memory centre” and “world domination lobe.”

UC Merced Professor Abbas Ghassemi tweeted images calling out "IsraHell" and the "Zionist brain."