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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 Newsroom |

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 San Diego nuclear explosion
UC San Diego |

First nuclear explosion helps test theory of moon's formation

Nuclear fallout and lunar samples are similar enough to suggest an impact could have created our moon.
UC Irvine hyperloop
UC Irvine |

Student-designed Hyperloop prototype debuts

Undergrad team in Elon Musk's competition set their sights on a test track run this summer.
UC Davis school lunch
UC Newsroom |

How California is reinventing school lunch

30 million kids receive school lunch daily — and UC's Global Food Initiative is helping ensure it's healthy and sustainable.
UC Irvine immigration
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Immigration does not increase crime — it decreases it

Findings over as many as four decades demonstrate the economic and social benefits of immigration.
UCSF dementia odor
UCSF |

Poor odor identification may be early warning for dementia

New study suggests olfactory testing might be a simple way to predict disease a decade before symptoms occur.
UC Merced baby surprise
UC Merced |

Study: Infants recognize surprise in others before age 2

New research shows children's understanding begins in half the time previously thought.
pride UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

Pride — virtue or vice?

Researchers explain why this emotion may have earned a bad rap.
UC San Diego broadband absorber
UC San Diego |

'Near-perfect' broadband absorber invented

New technology could triple solar cell efficiencies and keep buildings cool.
Aomawa Shields UC Irvine
UC Newsroom |

Astrobiology’s rising star

New UC Irvine professor Aomawa Shields discusses her unusual career and how she uses art to spark a love of science.
Silicon Valley leaders
UC Newsroom |

Silicon Valley thought leaders buoy ‘I am a UC Entrepreneur’ campaign

The UC startup community gets a seat at the table with top venture capitalists.
UCLA alcoholism
UCLA |

Drug shows promise for treating alcoholism

An anti-inflammatory medication appears to reduce cravings and improve mood.
UC Sacramento food waste
UC Food Observer |

Nutrition education summit to tackle food waste

UC and national leaders will convene to consider new ways to optimize food resources.