University of California

As more students search for their next meal, there's increasing demand for programs that go beyond the food pantry.

The University of California's boycott of academic-publishing giant Elsevier has open-access advocates pleased. Others have concerns about transparency.

The University of California–Santa Barbara chancellor came out in support of fossil fuel divestment after students camped out in the administration building for 74 hours.

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

The University of California plans to divest from coal and oil sands. Will other major universities follow suit?

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

How scandals—even silly ones—affect the lives of individuals associated with the institutions mired in them.

The incredible rise of the strawberry highlights the power of massive marketing campaigns.

How are university students really faring in this environment of rising costs and diminishing opportunities? How do they feel about the future?

For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.

For some, the opposite of what it meant 50 years ago.