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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 Davis |

Using urban pigeons to monitor lead pollution

New study shows bird toxin levels track with those of children in neighborhoods they share.
Sustainable agriculture educators will gather at the UC Santa Cruz farm and other campus locations for the seventh national conference of the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association July 29-31.
UC Santa Cruz |

Sustainable agriculture educators to gather at UC Santa Cruz

National conference focuses on practical aspects of teaching, learning about food systems, food justice.
An L.A. Laker, Metta World Peace joined UCLA students in Andy Rice's class on “Food: A Lens on Environment and Sustainability” in sampling roasted crickets during a lesson on entomophagy — bug eating.
UCLA |

Students try to overcome 'yuck' factor in Bug-Eating 101

Lakers' Metta World Peace joins in to try critter cuisine.
Farmers markets are one form of direct marketing.
UC Davis |

Direct-marketing farms have double the regional impact

Direct-marketing channels include farmers markets, roadside farm stands and community-supported agriculture programs.
hands inside a box, organizing food donations
UC Newsroom |

Young tech entrepreneurs take bite out of hunger

How can 50 million Americans not know where their next meal is coming from while 40 percent of food gets wasted?
Venn diagram portraying relationships, including infection, bacteremia, sepsis and the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.
UC Santa Barbara |

Teaming up to combat sepsis

UC Santa Barbara scientists collaborate with UC San Diego and others to conduct biomedical research on sepsis, thanks to $12.8M grant.
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UC San Francisco |

Cutting sugar causes drop in heart disease risk factors among obese children

Study shows sweets, not calories, are culprits in cardiovascular pre-conditions.
Solar LED products in testing lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Modern off-grid lighting could create 2 million new jobs in developing world

Moving away from polluting, fuel-based lighting isn't just good for the environment - it puts people to work
Members of the first place team in the Apps for Ag hackathon, GivingGarden, (from left) Scott Kirkland, Josh Livni, Deema Tamimi and John Knoll.
UC ANR |

Apps for Ag hackathon winners announced

Top prize goes to produce-sharing app that provides gardening advice from the UC Master Gardener Program.
Chorionic villus cells infected by the Uganda strain of Zika virus are stained bright green. Chorionic villi anchor the placenta to the uterus and channel blood from the mother's circulation to the maternal blood space, giving viruses easy access to the f
UC Berkeley |

Antibiotic may block Zika virus infection of fetus

Researchers map how the Zika virus infects the developing fetus.
UC Davis students Carli Hambley, left, and Lexi Fujii helped organize the glean in June.
UC Davis |

UC Davis crops and compassion help feed those in need

Students help develop solutions on campus and in the community.
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Giving LA youngsters a math and science boost

A new UC summer program offers free, world-class instruction in partnership with the community.