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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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Meet 4 UC-trained nurses who are solving California’s biggest health care challenges

Nurses graduating from UC take on one of the biggest challenges facing our state: A shortage of clinicians that makes it too hard for too many people to get the medical care they need.

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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley research leads to Nobel Prize-winning immunotherapy

James Allison shares the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries he made at UC Berkeley that revolutionized the treatment of cancer.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Decisive sea otters distinguish differences by touch

New research reveals how sea otters hunt through the power of their paws and whiskers.
A row of pigeons on a plank
UC Davis |

Just like pigeons, people tend to flock

Are we rational? Sure. But crowd panics, market bubbles and other collective actions seem to be built into our species. 
UC Irvine |

Now you just need to remember to exercise!

Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function.
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UC Newsroom |

How we can recycle CO2 to make eco-friendly concrete

UCLA researchers take aim at a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gas emissions: concrete.
Shakespeare in emoji form
UC Santa Barbara |

Call me Emoji

‘Moby Dick’ has been translated into emojis. True story. 
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UC Newsroom |

It’s your future. Have a say in it

Students could wield the influence of Baby Boomers — if they're willing to step up and vote.
UC Newsroom |

Innovative ideation challenge aims to catalyze new direction in breast cancer research

The California Breast Cancer Research Program wants your bold breast cancer prevention research ideas.
Pears and apples with measuring tape wrapped around them
UC Riverside |

Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples

Obesity's effects may be different for men and women.
Great white shark in profile
UC Santa Barbara |

Sniffing out sharks

A white shark’s acute sense of smell is legendary. Now humans can sniff them out as well.
UC Irvine |

California's first ‘active learning’ building opens at UC Irvine

The rules of college are changing: Students may now be required to talk to each other, check their cellphones and trade notes. 
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UC Berkeley |

Regret is a gambler’s curse, scientists say

New science can record rapid human brain activity — including what goes on after we wager.