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Prepare to be amazed! UC graduate students wow with 3-minute talks at Grad Slam

Get a master class — in brief — on cutting-edge UC discoveries as graduate students explain their complex research in just 3 minutes flat.

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UC graduate programs and schools lead the nation in the 2025-26 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings

UC once again earned top marks, including a slew of No. 1 rankings, across its schools of business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing, and programs in humanities and the social sciences.

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UCSF |

Cooking food alters the microbiome

Whether food is cooked or raw has a distinct effect on gut microbes, researchers find.
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UC Davis |

A breath test for opioids

UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore Lab researchers have developed a new method for detecting opioids.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Youth activism is on the rise

A wave of activism has been building for decades, and adults should pay attention, says professor Jessica Taft.
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UC Newsroom |

UC STEM women share college their survival tips

Real-world advice from some trailblazing first-gen women in STEM.
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UC Newsroom |

How garbage from landfills is advancing UC's clean energy future

Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas emssions. UC's new biogas deal turns that pollution into an energy source.
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UCSF |

Dyslexia, other learning challenges are focus of new $20M initiative

UCSF and UC Berkeley join forces to understand dyslexia and other specific neurodevelopmental differences that impact learning.
Greta Thunberg at the United Nations
UC Santa Barbara |

Why Greta Thunberg is so powerful

Researchers analyze how Greta Thunberg’s moral framing influenced the impact of her United Nations speech.
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s 2019 MacArthur grant ‘geniuses’

Two professors and an alum are recipients of the MacArthur Foundation's no-strings-attached, $625,000 prize.
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UC Riverside |

Finding alternatives to animal testing

Researchers are helping the EPA eliminate animal testing by using stem cells.
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UCLA |

UCLA to assess California drinking water systems to identify risks and solutions

An analysis of this scope has never been done before in the state.
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UC Newsroom |

8 tips to hack college

Starting college can feel overwhelming, but with a few simple tips you'll soon be right at home.
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UC Newsroom |

Wanted: Student ambassadors to build support in Sacramento

The UC Advocacy Network is looking for a new class of ambassadors to represent UC student interests at the state Capitol.