From the Daily Bruin: UC faculty are proposing the creation of a multi-billion-dollar fund to support UC researchers in the wake of the federal funding suspension to UCLA. The proposal, known as the California Futures Fund, envisions a state-level, pooled fund designed to support UC research, teaching and community service, according to a press release from the Save Our Science Initiative. The fund, which UC faculty rallied in support of at the California State Capitol on Aug. 18, would ensure the safety of the UC from ”federal attacks” and promote long-term stability, representatives from the initiative added in the press release.
Advocates of the CFF suggest that in the short term, funding for the CFF could come from the UC by leveraging its endowment, as well as the UC Blue and Gold fund, said Anna Markowitz, the president of the UCLA Faculty Association, in a written statement. She added that a new source of funding would likely be needed in the long term...
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2025/08/30/uc-faculty-propose-multi-billion-dollar-fund-in-response-to-federal-funding-freeze.
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