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A tale of Tinder wins the day at the 10th annual UC Grad Slam

The hotly anticipated annual contest offered a peek at groundbreaking research powered by graduate students across the University of California system.

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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 |

Thinking about graduate school? UC programs top US News 2020 rankings

Business, law, medicine, nursing, engineering and education programs are among the best in the nation — again.
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UC Newsroom |

Opportunity rising: The UC women fostering equality every day

A Women's History Month tribute to current students who are integrating equality into their lives, every single day.
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UC Berkeley |

Dragging? Blame the ‘time pollution’ of springing forward

The body doesn't take kindly to time change.
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UC Davis |

Dementia looks different in brains of Latinos

A first-of-its-kind study has uncovered dramatic racial differences in the brains of those with dementia.
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UC Newsroom |

UC and Michelle Obama to cheer on California’s college-bound students

UCLA will host huge College Signing Day celebration of college opportunity.
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UC Newsroom |

Think you know women's history?

See how well you know these unforgettable UC women by taking our Women's History Month quiz.
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UCLA |

An easy life hack to make weekends more refreshing

Does treating your weekend like a vacation make you happier? A working paper says yes.
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UC Berkeley |

Why UC split with publishing giant Elsevier

Universal open access to UC research and contained costs were important, unmet goals.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Warm seas scatter fish

Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine, UC Riverside scientists identify a new world for hackers

A sensitive DNA synthesis procedure will need more protection to ensure bioterrorists aren't listening in.
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UC Irvine |

4 reasons the future will rely on humanities majors

As new technological and scientific advancements are made, humanists are needed at every turn.
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UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies tax incentives

Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don't have the positive impact they're supposed to.