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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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A fake President Obama and a real President Obama, as part of deepfake explanation
UC Berkeley |

New technology helps media detect ‘deepfakes’

From wrinkled noses to pursed lips, the distinct quirks in how we speak may hold the key to combating manipulated videos.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The art of nothing

William Davies King has been collecting cereal boxes for 40 years. A new art piece will make them all disappear.
Annabeth Rosen looks at a wall of pictures
UC Davis |

How UC Davis’ Temporary Building 9 changed the art world

TB 9 is just a building, but it has nurtured artists at UC Davis and birthed an art movement.
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UC Newsroom |

Diplomas that would not be denied

These four students faced nearly unimaginable obstacles on the way to graduation — and now prepare to help others succeed.
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UC Newsroom |

New grads who took the path less traveled

It's never too late for your future to begin — and these extraordinary new grads prove it.
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UC Newsroom |

Seven UC early-career faculty and researchers named Pew Scholars

Prestigious honor for scientists of exceptional promise delivers multiyear funding for research on human health.
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UC Irvine |

How to make your kid like broccoli

Recency bias is the parenting technique you've been missing.
Lee sisters pose together in the feminine products aisle of a store
UCLA |

Activist, entrepreneur duo ready to throw the ‘pink tax’ overboard

It's a classic American story: Soon-to-be grads Helen and Rachel Lee are fighting to get a tax — on feminine hygiene products — repealed.
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UC San Diego |

New study finds microplastic throughout Monterey Bay

A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common, they're in the food chain.
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UCSF |

Want to meditate more effectively? Try algorithms

Digital media often seems to deplete our attention. Scientists have found a way to flip that equation.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley's Alex Morgan the standard bearer for women as World Cup opens

UC soccer stars are fighting for victory — and pay equity.
Monica Mary Xu English with her diploma, cap and gown
UC Newsroom |

Defying the odds: From foster care to cap and gown

Students find family, belonging and academic success on UC campuses.