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UC Newsroom |

A tale of Tinder wins the day at the 10th annual UC Grad Slam

The hotly anticipated annual contest offered a peek at groundbreaking research powered by graduate students across the University of California system.

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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 San Diego tuna
UC San Diego |

Why your tuna could have 36 times more pollutants than others

Location matters: Catches from highly industrialized areas are far more polluted than those in the West Pacific.
flame retardant UCSF
UCSF |

Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children

Largest review of research to date shows clear connection between PBDEs and decreased intelligence.
UCLA food facts
UCLA |

9 myths about healthy eating, busted

Does milk really do a body good? Should you cut carbs? A UCLA expert on nutrition has the answers.
Rios Oxnard
UC Santa Barbara |

‘The At-Promise population’

Victor Rios develops a uniquely personal enrichment program for underserved students.
UCSF astronaut spacewalk
UCSF |

Traveling to Mars will wreak havoc on our bodies — can we prevent it?

Researchers explore how we can make the human body ready for prolonged space flight.
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UC San Diego |

Happy hour: A second drink linked to staying sharp in old age, new study finds

Older adults with moderate regular alcohol intake found more likely to live to 85 without dementia.
Linda Baretto UC Merced
UC Merced |

Pioneering alumna embraces career in immigration law

Linda Barreto always wanted to become a lawyer, but an experience in college helped reinforce her career path.
Morales UC Davis
UC Davis |

Professors swim for science across Tahoe

The Women for Water Research team draws attention to the importance of protecting lakes and streams.
Marian Diamond UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Marian Diamond, known for studies of Einstein’s brain, dies at 90

Renowned educator and scientist discovered brain plasticity and shared her love of anatomy with millions.
UC Davis electric vehicles
UC Davis via The Conversation |

How electric vehicles could take a bite out of the oil market

Shifting to plug-in cars could play a key role in helping oil demand taper off in the next few decades.
UC Riverside first-generation faculty
UC Riverside |

‘First-gen faculty’ campaign highlights professors who are the first in their families to attend college

Eighty-eight professors have self-identifed as first-generation so far, as a new campaign takes off on campus.
UC Santa Barbara virtual reality
UC Santa Barbara |

A billion tweets turned into virtual reality

UC Santa Barbara scholar is using billions of social media posts to create a virtual reality experience.