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UC Newsroom |

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 Berkeley |

Post-Elsevier breakup, new publishing agreement ‘a win for everyone’

The University of California has entered into an open access agreement with Cambridge University Press.
Fatemah Alharbi
UC Riverside |

This computer scientist beats hackers at their own game

A first-gen student who grew up in Saudi Arabia, Fatemah Alharbi followed an unexpected path to becoming a white hat hacker.
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UC Newsroom |

Hugs, screams and tears of joy as thousands of high school students learn they're admitted to UC

The wait is over. Now for some of our fave celebrations.
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UC San Diego |

New center to address immigration policy debates in real time

U.S. Immigration Policy Center at UC San Diego aims to bring data-driven research to decision makers, media and the public.
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UC Merced |

How to engage in difficult but respectful dialogue

‘3 Practices’ work especially well. A two-day workshop explored the technique.
Artist's drawing of the tidal wave created by a massive meteor strike 66 million years ago.
UC Berkeley |

66 million-year-old deathbed linked to dinosaur-killing meteor

Researchers have found an unprecedented fossil site that tells the story of Earth’s last mass extinction event.
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UC Newsroom |

How peer pressure is helping get kids to college

UC advising corps taps recent grads to meet the state’s need for college counselors.
Ochan Otim and sachets
UCLA |

Researcher finds dangerous levels of metals in liquor sold in Uganda

UCLA Extension’s Ochan Otim found traces of arsenic, chromium and lead in the spirits.
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UC Newsroom |

UC women empowering their communities

For Women's History Month, we spotlight just a few of the women who share their love of community with our community.
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UC Davis |

Study finds nearly a third of cat owners use food puzzles

Why your pet might thank you for trying them.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Teens who seek solitude may be on the right track

While loneliness is often correlated with depression, choosing to be alone can actually be good for you.
UC Irvine kidney stones team
UC Irvine |

A new treatment for kidney stones

A shock wave device used by UC Irvine urologists could be a gamechanger for treating painful kidney deposits.