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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 Berkeley |

Seafloor carpet catches waves to generate energy

Power generation and water desalination are among potential applications.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Climate one-two punch

The combination of drought and warming climate may have major environmental consequences.
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UC Irvine |

You’ve been hacked

With computer ‘break-ins’ growing in sophistication and number, UC Irvine researchers work to foil future attacks.
UCLA |

Center marks half century as hub for medieval and Renaissance scholars

Center for Medieval Renaissance Studies innovates with inclusion of scholars from wide-ranging disciplines and farflung cultures beyond a Eurocentric focus.
UC Berkeley |

Researchers open door to new HIV therapy

Researchers ID new target for possible anti-AIDS drugs that would complement current cocktail of drugs used to keep HIV in check.
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UC Riverside |

One student’s rise to the top

First-generation collegian seizes opportunities to move into graduate research in agriculture.
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UC Office of the President |

Physical therapist brings gift of mobility to China's disabled

In rural northern China, where the price of a wheelchair can be as much as a year's earnings, many disabled live without the gift of mobility or the benefit of physical therapy. Often homebound, they depend on family members to carry them from place to…
UC Berkeley |

Why state’s water woes could be just beginning

1976-77 drought could be mild in comparison: Paleoclimatologist believes we could be facing the driest water year in 500 years.
UC Davis |

Ranchers anticipate devastating impact from drought

Ranching, which depends on rain-fed systems rather than groundwater or stored water, is particularly vulnerable.
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UC Newsroom |

Higher ed leaders aim to reinvigorate Master Plan

UC, CSU, community college heads share strategies to improve educational access for new generation of Californians.
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UC Natural Reserve System |

Merced Vernal Pools join Natural Reserve System

New addition to reserve system will offer research opportunities to faculty and students at adjacent UC Merced.
UC Davis |

Oysters face twin threats

Predators and ocean acidification spell doom for once-prevalent Olympia oysters.