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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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UCLA |

Your brain might be hard-wired for altruism

UCLA neuroscience research suggests an avenue for treating the empathically challenged.
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UC Riverside |

More carbon released today than anytime in past 66 million years

The Earth has broken a record set 56 million years ago, according to UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz researchers.
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The Conversation |

A nation at risk – how gifted, low-income kids are left behind

A UC Berkeley professor argues early support for students in underserved communities can have a major payoff.
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UC San Diego |

Eastern monarch butterflies at risk of extinction unless numbers increase

A study led by UC San Diego draws worrisome conclusions about the health of the iconic creature.
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UC Newsroom |

How Big Data is helping students graduate on time

UC campuses are using the power of analytics to help students succeed.
UC Berkeley contraception
UC Berkeley |

Preventing sperm’s ‘power kick’ could be key to unisex contraceptive

UC Berkeley and UCSF biologists discover a new birth control target during a first-of-its-kind study of fertilization.
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UC Davis |

Moving beyond the 'fuel du jour'

Alternative fuel hype delivers excitement but not sales. A UC Davis professor examines what a massive shift to low-carbon vehicles will take.
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UCLA |

Recycled water is good for your health, UCLA researchers say

Smart water use is increasingly urgent - that's why findings from a new study on recycled H2O are so critical.
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UC Riverside |

Scientists receive grant to sequence cowpea genome

Nearly $1.6M grant will allow UC Riverside researchers to continue long history of developing better cowpea varieties.
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UC Merced |

Is fishing truly sustainable?

A UC Merced graduate student finds the industry may have a bigger impact on the climate than previously thought.
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UCLA |

New study reveals nuanced story behind economic disparity in Los Angeles

Major racial and ethnic differences in wealth are documented in detail for the first time in this UCLA report.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Not just 'Frankenstein'

A UC Santa Barbara scholar shares her insights about the author behind one of the 19th century's famous works.