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UC Newsroom |

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 Newsroom |

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 Riverside |

Culture war battles at schools harm public education, UC report finds

The UCLA and UC Riverside report is based on interviews with 682 high school principals across the country.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis’ annual economic impact more than $12.5B statewide, new report finds

UC Davis generates $6.8B in economic activity for region.
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UC Irvine |

Study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men

Findings across 15 countries suggest how new policies could resolve continuing issues.
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UC Merced |

Research reveals an easy way for dairy farmers to reduce their climate impact

Adding even a small amount of biochar can drastically reduce methane emissions, research shows.
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UC Berkeley |

Scientists discover secret to waking up alert and refreshed

Do you struggle with grogginess every morning, or fight to stay awake throughout the day? Sleep researchers offer tips.
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UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |

Do you underestimate the impact of being kind?

A recent study shows that small kindnesses have more of an effect on people than we expect.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A needle in a coastal haystack

A tiny species known only from fossils is found alive in the tidepools of Santa Barbara.
Martha Gonzalez
UCLA |

An unconventional path to ‘genius’

1999 graduate Martha Gonzalez reflects on her journey from Boyle Heights to MacArthur fellow.
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UC Riverside |

Injections for diabetes, cancer could become unnecessary

Hate needles? These researchers do too.
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UC Irvine |

An early warning system for future pandemics?

The hunt is on for tipoffs in social media and public data.
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UCLA Newsroom |

Native American Heritage Month 2022: Read, watch, listen

UCLA staff members recommend works for education and entertainment to celebrate throughout November.
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UC Berkeley |

First-ever UC Berkeley program trains, certifies psychedelic guides

24 people in a first-of-its-kind training program are learning to safely guide patients’ psychedelic experiences in therapeutic and research settings.