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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 Cruz |

How a UC Santa Cruz alum became diversity’s superhero

Marvel Comics editor-in-chief wants fans of all backgrounds to see themselves on the page.
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UC Irvine |

How massive was the California storm? Download the iRain app to find out

State-of-the-art rainfall estimation in even remote counties is now freely available.
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UC Santa Barbara |

How neurons learn: The last frontier

A neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain's foundation.
UCSF ORACL testing
UCSF |

Search engine: How artificial intelligence techniques are aiding the hunt for new drugs

Millions of untested compounds await a new method that will help sort through them.
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UC Newsroom |

UC launches new efforts to address California’s teacher shortage

A new project focuses on improving teacher retention and effectiveness.
UC Student Regent Sadia Saiffudin of UC Berkeley, center, flanked by Vanessa Terán, left, of Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project, and Melissa Fontaine, right, of Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, were featured in a panel about food justice.
UC Newsroom |

Wanted: Students for the UC Board of Regents

If you dream of helping shape one of the best university systems in the world, now’s your chance.
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UC Newsroom |

Online toolkit offers resources to improve school nutrition

UC Global Food Initiative launches Good Food for Local Schools website.
UC Riverside Wolverine
UC Riverside |

A Wolverine-inspired material

A self-healing, transparent and stretchable material can power artificial muscles.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Engineers work with Samsung on promising new memory technology

Innovations in 'spintronics' may lead to the emergence of a universal memory technology to replace all others.
UC Davis butterfly contest
UC Davis |

Butterfly for science, beer for bragging

Professor Art Shapiro's infamous contest — which he's only lost four times — enters its 46th year.
UCSF sneakers New Year's resolutions
UCSF |

Scientific reasons for keeping your New Year’s resolutions

Added motivation from leading scientists to help you stick to your goals.
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UC Merced via The Conversation |

The challenge facing libraries in an era of fake news

In today's unpredictable information environment, how might academic librarians rethink their role?