University of California

On first reference, always spell out 'University of California'. 'UC' is acceptable in subsequent references. When referring to a specific campus, use a comma followed by the campus name. Do not use “Universities of California” as the plural. Instead, use 'University of California' campuses.

University of California, Davis, not University of California at Davis or University of California - Davis.

The campuses and their preferred abbreviations are: Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Davis (UC Davis), Irvine (UC Irvine), Los Angeles (UCLA), Merced (UC Merced), Riverside (UC Riverside), San Diego (UC San Diego), San Francisco (UCSF), Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara), Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz).