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underlining:

Avoid underlining in computer-generated documents. Underlining originally indicated italic text in typewritten documents, but it is no longer used.


University of California title:

Capitalize “University of California”; lowercase “university” when not using the formal title.

  • The University of California has revised its policy on smoking.
  • The university’s current drug policy is consistent with previous policies.


University of California campuses:

Format as follows: “University of California, Campus Name.” Do not use “at” between the main elements. Instead, use commas before the campus name (and after the campus name if additional text follows):

  • The University of California, Santa Cruz, opened in 1965.
  • She attended the University of California, Davis.

Full name on first reference is preferred. The following short forms are acceptable:

  • UC Berkeley
  • UC Davis
  • UC Irvine
  • UCLA
  • UC Merced
  • UC Riverside
  • UC San Diego
  • UC San Francisco, UCSF
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • UC Santa Cruz

upper-division, lower-division:

Hyphenate as a modifier (“upper-division students,” “lower-division courses”).


URLs:

For URLs cited in text use the following guidelines. The type style (italic or colored type) can vary, but avoid underlining.

  • Cut http:// but retain www.
  • Use http:// if there is no www. Example: http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu
  • https:// Required to access secure sites. Do not cut.
  • If possible, avoid breaking URLs across lines in print documents or PDFs. If necessary, break after a slash or a dot. For very long internal URLs, consider using a shorter redirect.

U.S.:

Use periods. Use only as an adjective (“U.S. citizens”); use “the United States” for nouns (“He was born in the United States”). Do not use “America” as a synonym for the “United States.”


Last modified: Dec 01, 2017