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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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UC Newsroom |

These California climate leaders all have one thing in common

Now in its 10th year, the Bonnie Reiss Leading on Climate Fellowship prepares UC students to head off to careers fighting the climate crisis.
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UC Newsroom |

Fresh faces on campus: Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads

Our new undergrads have never been more diverse or more inspiring. Here are a few of their stories.
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UC Berkeley |

Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes

AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it.
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UC Davis |

Research in four continents links outdoor air pollution to differences in children’s brains

New research shows that even pollution levels below government air-quality standards are associated with differences in children’s brains.
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UC Newsroom |

Five UC alums awarded 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ fellowships

The MacArthur Foundation recognizes outstanding scholars, creators and activists with $800,000 no-strings-attached “genius grants.”
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UC Santa Barbara |

Scientists use drones to track white sharks along California beaches

Researchers are leading a project to predict when and where great white sharks show up near a beach.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz alumnus Kauchani Bratt stars in Netflix film ‘Rez Ball’

“Rez Ball,” now streaming on Netflix, centers around a high school basketball team rich in Native American heritage,
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UC Newsroom |

University of California leaders call on Congress to support the BASIC Act

Proposed federal legislation would create a $1B competitive grant program to help colleges and universities address food, housing and other basic needs among students.
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UC San Diego |

Learning dance moves could help humanoid robots work better with humans

Humanoid robots are now Dancing on Their Own — a step towards building robots that perform more complex and human-like motions.
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UC Santa Cruz |

New internship program gives UC Santa Cruz and HBCU students a hands-on look at the lives of enslaved peoples in 19th century America

The students' work added to the historical record, helping future scholars understand the workings of the slave trade.
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UC Davis |

Genetic rescue for a rare California red fox

Genomic research at UC Davis uncovers options to restore Lassen red fox population.
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UC San Diego |

Organoids derived from gut stem cells reveal two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease

UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.