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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 Chancellor Henry T. Yang awarded UC Presidential Medal

Chancellor Yang is a leader of the Santa Barbara community, a giant in his field, and an embodiment of the University’s mission, remarked President Drake in bestowing the honor.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Improve your life by embracing everyday, even mundane, conversations? Research says yes.

Every interaction we have, even those we don’t want, is a building block of our identities and beliefs.
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UC Davis |

How are humans different from other animals? They have a uniquely open-ended culture

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural complexity through social learning.
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UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco |

Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

Marking a breakthrough, an AI-based model streams intelligible speech from the brain in real-time.
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UC Riverside |

An app to change how you see yourself at work

A first-of-its-kind study shows how your workplace mindset can be reshaped — one swipe at a time.
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UCLA |

With win over LSU, UCLA women’s basketball team reaches its first-ever Final Four

The UCLA women will take on the University of Connecticut at 6:30 p.m. Friday for a shot at Sunday’s title game.
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UC Davis |

Restored stream supports new wild salmon run

A new study confirms the origin of Putah Creek salmon for the first time.
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UCLA Health |

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to reestablish brain connections in mice

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.
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UC San Francisco |

UCSF Fresno celebrates 50 years of training local doctors

Regional campus creates pathway for developing critical medical expertise, clinical trials and high-quality care in San Joaquin Valley, from trauma and burns to sickle cell anemia and Alzheimer’s.
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UC Merced |

New multicampus consortium looks to expand solar-over-canal projects statewide

The first solar-over-canal project in California, which started with research at UC Merced, has begun producing electricity. A groundbreaking initiative led by faculty from multiple UCs aims to accelerate the deployment of solar arrays over California's…
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46 UC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

UC faculty account for nearly 1 in 10 new members on this prestigious roster of U.S. innovators and leaders.
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UC Berkeley |

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting it can aid weight loss.