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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 |

The ultimate guide to staying safe in the sun

July is UV Safety Awareness Month. Everything you need to know to protect yourself is right here.
Dr. Jenna Lester with a patient
UC Newsroom |

The skin care myth that harms people of color

Everyone can get skin cancer — which surprises some. UC's Skin of Color clinics aim to end health care disparities in dermatology.
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UC Santa Barbara |

An astronomical accomplishment

Fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon walk, a vexillologist looks at the challenge of planting the flag on the moon.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Emerita professor Angela Davis to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

She will be one of 10 women honored for changing the course of history.
PECASE award recipients
UC Newsroom |

25 UC faculty and researchers win Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Recipients from seven campuses and two UC-affiliated national labs are selected for their innovative work and leadership.
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UC Riverside |

Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados

UC Riverside plans a tiny wasp counterattack.
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UCSF |

3 tips from UCSF's guide to eating happy and healthy

No fad diets. No superfoods. No shame.
UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |

Men do see the mess — they just aren’t judged for it the way women are

Dirt blindness? Some say it's why men spend less time than women cleaning. A new study says that's not so.
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UC San Diego |

Hate spoilers? This AI tool spots them for you

Neural networks-based SpoilerNet is designed to catch online spoilers before they catch you off guard.
Paul Boutros, director of cancer data science for the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCLA |

Noninvasive test improves detection of aggressive prostate cancer

50 percent of treatments could have been avoided, researchers find.
Moonlander on the moon
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley to put an experiment on the surface of the moon in the next 2 years

Among the select few chosen by NASA to put a project on the moon, campus scientists now race to get ready.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz establishes interdisciplinary Southeast Asia research center

The first-of-its-kind SEACoast center will work to protect some of the most diverse ecological zones in the world.