In the face of multiple threats facing the University of California, UC Office of the President has launched the Stand Up for UC campaign, which encourages people to pledge their support for UC and publicly share their stories about how UC has positively affected their lives. 

Follow and share using the hashtag #StandUpForUC on social media.

A secondary campaign, Speak Up for Science, focuses on rebuilding federal support for U.S. research and innovation and sustaining long-term investments in the federal science agencies that fund more than half of all UC research. Like Stand Up for UC, this is an ongoing campaign. 

The Speak Up for Science campaign will kick into high gear at the beginning of September when Congress is focused on federal fiscal year 2026 funding decisions. Congress is considering a budget request that would slash funding for the federal science agencies by as much as 50% in the coming year — an amount that would devastate UC’s crucial research efforts. 

Ahead of the September activation period, we are sharing a customizable toolkit for promoting the Speak Up for Science effort with your stakeholders. It includes:

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• Talking points

• Sample social media posts 

• Email and newsletter language

• Logos

• Zoom backgrounds

• Animated sticker

• Fact sheet

• News story

If you post on social media, use the hashtag #SpeakUp4Science.