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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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Spider scorpion UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

Spiders vs. scorpions

Spider fear is one of the most well-studied phobias, but a new study shows people are more afraid of scorpions.
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UCSF |

Opioid crisis: This doctor’s street-level views could change the course of the epidemic

UCSF's Daniel Ciccarone explores opioid use up close to try to stem the rising tide of overdoses.
UC Davis psychedelic drug study
UC Davis via The Conversation |

Psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses

Psychedelics have shown promise in the clinic for treating neuropsychiatric diseases. 
Children at an immigrant family separation protest in Phoenix
UC Davis via The Conversation |

Trump and Sessions can end immigrant family separations without Congress’ help

Current immigration laws give the executive branch considerable discretion.
Electric impulses may help brain recover from shock
UCSF |

Electrically stimulating the brain may restore movement after stroke

The findings suggest the potential for brain implants to treat stroke patients.
A member of the Georgia National Guard being hugged
UCLA |

What it means to be moved by love

There are universal sensations when we are moved by love, including goosebumps, tears and tenderness.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego |

V. Ramanathan shares $1.33M sustainable development prize with fellow climate science pioneer

The renowned researcher from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography is honored for his work.
Sally Ride somersault in space
UC Newsroom |

How Sally Ride shattered the ultimate glass ceiling

UC astronauts like Sally Ride paved the way for women at the highest level: space.
UC Berkeley fox at night
UC Berkeley |

Mammals going nocturnal to avoid humans

Human activity is causing the planet’s mammals to flee daylight for the protection of night, according to a new study.
UC Riverside pain expectation
UC Riverside via The Conversation |

Does pain expected equal pain felt? Ask a kid

A science-backed strategy can help calm your kid before their next blood draw or shot.
Lantz Rowland poses in front of his tent outside Seattle, Washington.
UCSF via The Conversation |

The rise of California's tent cities

The extreme shortage of affordable housing is driving California's epidemic of homelessness.
UC Davis refugee backpack
UC Davis |

UC Davis launches digital tool in Lebanon to help Syrian refugees reclaim right to education

Jihad Qusanyeh, imprisoned and tortured as a student, will be among the first to assemble his virtual ‘backpack.’