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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 Santa Barbara |

A channel involved in pain sensation can also suppress it

Working with fruit flies, researchers have discovered neural pathways that tamp down the pain response.
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UC San Francisco |

Chemical exposure may raise your risk for Parkinson’s

The large-scale study is believed to be the first to demonstrate an association with Parkinson’s.
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UC Davis |

New UC Davis research using DNA offers new model for human origins

Genetic analysis suggests Homo sapiens arose from multiple closely related populations in Africa.
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UC Newsroom |

3 UC alumni awarded 2023 Pulitzer Prizes

In the categories of drama, history and memoir, UC alums have been recognized with one of the most prestigious honors in American literature.
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UC Newsroom |

UC graduate programs and schools among nation’s best in the 2023-24 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings

UC offers some of the most highly-ranked schools and programs across nearly every field imaginable.
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Helping to build the bioeconomy of California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley

Berkeley Lab to co-lead an effort to establish a bioindustrial manufacturing capability in the region.
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UC Irvine |

Can’t pay attention? You’re not alone

UC Irvine professor Gloria Mark explains why we’re distracted and how to fight it.
Catherine “Catey” Vera
UC Berkeley |

For top graduating senior, a pirouette from ballet to human rights

The 2023 University Medalist, who emerged from the pandemic and the pain of her father’s death to excel at UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center, aspires to be a human rights lawyer.
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UCLA |

AANHPI Heritage Month 2023: Read, watch, listen

UCLA staff recommend books, films, music and more to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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UC San Francisco |

Could bird flu become the next pandemic?

Person-to-person transmission is unlikely, but not impossible, experts say.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity

UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic material of 47 individuals from different ancestral backgrounds to allow for…
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s Grad Slam delivers a masterclass in concision and cutting-edge research

Graduate students wowed the audience during the annual contest to explain research in under three minutes, with Brandon Tsai of UCLA taking first for his work on a Covid vaccine against every variant.