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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 Santa Cruz |

Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age, study finds

New research shows the Bering Strait remained flooded until around 35,700 years ago, not long before humans began migrating into the Americas.
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UC Berkeley |

Pushing to remove legal barriers for formerly incarcerated students

The policy fellowship at UC Berkeley’s Underground Scholars Initiative continues the student group’s tradition of successful legislation work.
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UC Riverside |

Mired in silence: Southern California’s farmworkers lack health resources, study says

Health of Southern California’s farmworkers needs to be a priority, says UC Riverside study.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine physicist proposes new experiment to detect dark matter in our solar system

The SpaceQ mission, involving atomic clocks on spacecraft placed close to the sun, could help find particles that have eluded researchers for decades.
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UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center / Greater Good Magazine |

Our favorite books of 2022

Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
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UC Riverside |

Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic ‘forever chemicals’

A breakthrough process has been developed by UC Riverside scientists for drinking water treatment and toxic site remediation.
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UC Davis |

Canine cancer patient gets new lease on life while helping people fighting same disease

Tyson is starring in a YouTube video produced by UC Davis Health to show how dogs with cancer can help humans with cancer.
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UC San Francisco |

Is too much screen time bad for kids? It's complicated

UCSF expert explains lnks to disruptive behavior, increased anxiety and eating disorders
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UC Santa Barbara |

Celebrating a uniquely Californian winter

Take note of festive native plants and heighten your enjoyment of the season.
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UC San Diego |

How research is boosting voter turnout

Studies indicate that a small change in timing makes a major difference in turnout — and election officials are taking note.
Mosaic of shots from the movie “Word is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives,” which features interviews with 26 queer men and women about their experiences as queer individuals in America
UCLA |

8 films with UCLA ties named to National Film Registry for 2022

The selections are “a testament to the rich, diverse stories told by talented UCLA filmmakers,” said May Hong HaDuong, director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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UC Riverside |

Skip the angry, never-sent letter — try a grateful one instead

Letter writing carries greater benefits than gratitude journaling, new UC Riverside research finds.