| 2000 |
President Atkinson
proposes new "dual admission" path for students to
enter UC. |
| |
UC initiates
first large-scale U.S. university exchange program with the
Philippines. |
| |
UC makes $1 million award for
first study of kidney and liver transplants in HIV patients
. |
| |
Guggenheim fellowships
awarded to nine UC faculty. |
| |
Nine researchers with UC ties
elected to National Academy of Sciences . |
| |
Three UC faculty
members receive Nobel Prizes: Daniel McFadden (Economics, Berkeley),
Herbert Kroemer (Physics, Santa Barbara), and Alan J. Heeger
(Chemistry, Santa Barbara). |
| 2001 |
UC announces plans to extend
eligibility to applicants from "top 4 percent" whose
transcripts are not submitted. |
| |
President Atkinson
calls for ending SAT I test requirement for UC admissions . |
| |
UC announces formation of housing
task force. |
| |
UC joins class
action suit against senior Enron management. |
| |
Packard Foundation donates more
than $11 million to UC for acquisition of proposed Merced campus
site. |
| |
Regents approve
"dual admissions" plan, expanding UC access for high-achieving
students. |
| |
Regents establish a UC office
in Mexico City. |
| |
UC Berkeley
professor George A. Akerlof receives the Nobel Prize in Economics. |
| 2002 |
UC officially dedicates its new
Washington Center. |
| |
France A. Córdova
becomes chancellor at UC Riverside. |
| |
Citing safety concerns, UC recalls
students studying in Israel. |
| |
David Geffen
gives an unrestricted gift of $200 million to UCLA medical center--the
largest donation ever received by UC. |
