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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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Meet 4 UC-trained nurses who are solving California’s biggest health care challenges

Nurses graduating from UC take on one of the biggest challenges facing our state: A shortage of clinicians that makes it too hard for too many people to get the medical care they need.

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UC Davis |

New technique makes "biogasoline" from plant waste

One day, you may fill up your tank with gasoline-like fuels made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste, using a new process invented by chemists at UC Davis.
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UCLA |

Are you really going to eat that?

New book by UCLA psychologists shows couples how to team up to lose weight, get healthier.
Brita Sigourney
UC Davis |

Skier is Sochi bound

Brita Sigourney gave up UC Davis' Hickey Pool for the snow and a shot at the Olympics.
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses are best value

Princeton Review ranks eight UC campuses among its best values in public universities.
UC San Francisco |

How the brain recognizes speech

The shaping of sound by our mouths leaves an acoustic trail the brain can follow.
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UC Riverside |

Case against third-hand smoke gets stronger

Third-hand smoke — residue left on household, other surfaces — is linked to hyperactivity, significant damage in liver, lung, and slower healing of wounds.
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UCLA |

Testosterone therapy linked to heart attacks in mature men

For men under 65, 'low-T' may pose less of a problem than the popular treatment. Men over 65 appear to be at greater risk, too.
Sunveer Bajwa, Nadia Duenas and Westley Blacklock
UC Davis |

Students learn engineering through coffee

From green bean to your cup of joe, the process of making coffee is all engineering.
bar graph showing that 40% of UC students come from low-income households, in comparison with other selective public, private, and ivy league schools, which each enroll less than 24% low-income students
UC Newsroom |

How UC serves low-income students

UC educates more low-income and first-generation college-going students than any other top caliber research university.
UC Newsroom |

New site, new look

Website redesign aims to better serve users, tell UC's story.
Jacopo Annese
UC San Diego |

Amnesiac's brain adds insight into memory

Henry G. Molaison was possibly the most-studied patient of modern neuroscience.
UC Office of the President |

Staff Advisor Kathy Barton reflects on her role

Kathy Barton will conclude her term as Staff Advisor to the Regents in June.  She talks about her experience as Staff Advisor and how she juggles the role with her job as Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives at the new School of Medicine at UC…