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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 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 Davis |

UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 honor contributions that benefit society

From climate-resilient construction to biomedical imaging, winners of this year’s UC Davis Innovation Awards are developing solutions with global impact.
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UC Berkeley |

Chancellor Carol Christ announces 2024 retirement, plans for ambitious year

After six years at the helm, Chancellor Carol Christ plans to retire next June. But first she's tackling a slate of ambitious goals.
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UC Riverside |

Previously unknown material could revolutionize cancer treatment

Tiny “dots” transform light, enabling big advancements.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine scientists create long-lasting, cobalt-free, lithium-ion batteries

The finding promises to help manufacturers move beyond the controversial metal cobalt.
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UC Newsroom |

The Class of 2023: A social mobility success story

Large numbers of first-generation, transfer students and Pell Grant recipients graduating this spring highlight UC’s role as an engine of personal transformation and economic growth.
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UC Newsroom |

First-gen students lead the way in the Class of 2023

More than 40 percent of this year’s graduating class are the first in their families to earn a college degree. Meet a few of our newest grads as they celebrate taking their next step.
On the right, a young man of Asian descent, Mark Lin, looks at small bottles; on the left, Mark Lin pulls the goopy substance he has created all the way up to his height in a garage; cute splatters are designed on top of the photo
UCLA |

Feeling Sliimey

A UCLA freshman conquers Shark Tank with an ooey, gooey invention.
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UC Riverside via The Conversation |

Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names — but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica

The return of an important monument to Mexico puts a spotlight on a culture whose influence is still felt in the Americas today.
Neeraj Senthil high-fives a laughing baby at the children's hospital
UC Davis |

Top UC Davis graduate earns provisional patent, cuddles babies, teaches in schools

Neeraj Senthil makes the extraordinary look easy.
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UCLA |

New drug delays progression of glioma, a deadly brain cancer

Study is first clinical trial analyzing a targeted therapy specifically developed to treat brain tumors
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UC Santa Barbara |

An innovative, student-designed weight machine makes working out more accessible to people who use wheelchairs

Working with a well-known para-athlete, UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineering undergrads redesign a weight lifting machine to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
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UC San Francisco |

Makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up the dangers

Widely used in clothing, household products and food, they resist breaking down in the environment.