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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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How to avoid a Thanksgiving battle over politics

Don't want to get into it with your in-laws? Here's three tips to keep things civil over the holidays.
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UC Newsroom |

How to make the best pie ever using science

What's going on in Grandma's recipe at a molecular level.
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UC Newsroom |

The true cost of free shipping

Online shopping isn’t helping the climate-change fight — but there are simple solutions.
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UC Newsroom |

Gratitude is good — even if it doesn’t always feel like it

How to navigate the potential pratfalls of giving and showing your thanks.
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UC Newsroom |

Calling all UC innovators

The third annual UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition is looking for your best ideas — and offering a significant prize.
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UC Berkeley |

Minority homebuyers face widespread statistical lending discrimination

A study of mortgage lending finds African American and Latino borrowers continue to be charged higher interest rates.
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UC Davis |

All hands on deck at UC Davis for the Camp Fire

Fire and veterinary teams spent the Veterans Day weekend hard at work fighting the Camp Fire.
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UC Newsroom |

Cuddling is good for babies — and you, too

Touch boosts the health of premature babies. For those doing the cuddling, the personal rewards are also boundless.
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UC Riverside |

The Vietnam War from another angle

An environmental historian highlights the role landscapes play in military conflicts.
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UCSF |

Blood test ‘biopsy’ for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment Is working

Mutation revelation is a boon in era of targeted therapies, say oncologists at UCSF.
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UC San Diego |

Oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought

Scripps researchers use oxygen, carbon dioxide measurements to infer ocean temperature increase.
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UC Newsroom |

A life of service beyond the battlefield

Long after they exit the military, UC student veterans continue to live by the credo “leave no man behind.”