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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 San Diego |

Biosensor will guard water supplies from toxic threats

Researchers plan to seek an outside firm to license the device for commercial sale.
UCLA |

Engineer's invention makes dirty water reusable

Gray2Blue system cleans up a home's gray water for reuse in irrigating the garden. It could save Californians billions of gallons of clean water every day.
Susan Straight
UC Riverside |

SoCal author is a Straight-up original

Riverside native and longtime professor Susan Straight will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.
UC Irvine |

Blood test reveals Alzheimer's risk

Participants in UC Irvine’s Orange County Aging Study took part in breakthrough research project.
UC Irvine |

Head Start makes a difference for disadvantaged kids

Children with little academic stimulation in the home stand to benefit most from the program.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Bitcoin or bust?

Scholars dissect the popular — and polarizing — digital currency.
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumna confirmed as NOAA administrator

Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 10th administrator.
UC Merced |

Research universities create economic spillover

A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local labor income.
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UC Santa Barbara |

You should be ashamed — or maybe not

Sociologist examines the ubiquity of shame and its role in aggression and depression.
Tim Galarneau
UC Newsroom |

Food system career started with a single bite

Sampling a tasty tomato set Tim Galarneau on the path to blending agriculture and food with sustainability.
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses ranked among world's best

Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings include Berkeley, UCLA, San Francisco, San Diego, Davis and Santa Barbara in its annual list.
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UCLA |

Astronomers watch asteroid's disintegration

Crumbling asteroid has divided into as many as 10 pieces, the Hubble telescope has revealed; its breakup may be due to the effect of sunlight.