UC Offers Admission
To Deferred Freshmen

The University of California will offer freshman admission to UC-eligible applicants who initially were referred to community colleges this year, thanks to a newly approved state budget agreement. "We are very pleased that the governor and Legislature have reached this agreement to preserve freshman access to the University of California for all eligible students," said UC President Robert C. Dynes. The budget approved by the Legislature also restores state funding for UC academic development (outreach) programs in California K-12 schools and sustains the governor's proposed level of funding for UC Merced, which had been removed from an earlier legislative version of the budget. Full story.

Crick

Francis Crick Remembered

British biologist Francis H.C. Crick, whose name will forever be linked with the American chemist James Watson for their discovery of DNA’s double helix structure, died last week at the age of 88, following a long battle with colon cancer. Crick and Watson’s discovery resolved longstanding questions about how DNA is able to replicate itself and how genetic material gets passed from one generation to another. The New York Times has put together an extensive tribute to Crick and his legacy. It can be read here.