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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 Merced biology
UC Merced |

Is biology behind your political views?

How your body processes its fight or flight response may affect your opinion, a new study finds.
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UCSF |

Boo! Scary findings about imported candy

More health alerts have been issued for lead in candy than for salmonella, E.coli or botulism.
UCLA memory stimulation
UCLA |

UCLA neuroscientists give memory a jolt with weak electrical signal

Researchers discover where and how to tickle the brain for better recall.
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UC Merced |

UC Merced joins effort to help make research accessible to all

Campus becomes only one of five universities leading the way for open access.
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UC Newsroom |

UC President announces National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

The University of California – birthplace of the Free Speech Movement – will open a center in Washington DC devoted to First Amendment issues.
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UC San Diego |

John Lithgow: An actor’s lessons

The Emmy award-winner shares encouragement and experience with an MFA class.
UC Davis seals cold
UC Davis |

When there's nowhere colder to go

As the oceans warmed, species migrated to Antarctica. What happens when climate change heats up their home?
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UCSF |

Over-the-counter allergy drug helps patients with chronic injury from multiple sclerosis

Clinical trial shows FDA-approved antihistamine restores nervous system function in MS patients.
UC alumni entrepreneur contest
UC Newsroom |

UC alumni entrepreneurs pitch their startups in new competition

Finalists will receive mentoring and a chance to wow more than 600 business leaders at an upcoming conference.
UC Berkeley My Last Trash
UC Newsroom |

UC’s #MyLastTrash campaign asks you to help push campuses toward zero waste

A new effort strives to transform habits and meet an ambitious 2020 goal.
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UC named national leader in clean energy

The university was one of only eight organizations nationwide to earn the distinction.
UC San Diego surfer
UC San Diego |

Hanging ten (decades): 'Einstein of the oceans' turns 100

Professor emeritus Walter Munk invented the surf forecast and transformed how the world understands the sea.