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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 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 drought summit dives deep in state Capitol

UC experts discuss how California can respond to droughts.
UC President Napolitano and UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox
UC Riverside |

Chancellor: 300 new faculty, ramped up campus growth

Chancellor Wilcox calls for increased globalization, review of campus planning for future growth, and creation of new facilities.
UCLA |

Today's statin users consume more calories and fat, and weigh more, than their predecessors

People who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs appear to have developed a false sense of security that could lead to heart disease and other obesity-related illnesses.
Kathryn Sullivan
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumna Kathryn Sullivan on Time's '100 Most Influential People' list

Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan '73 now leads NOAA as under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere.
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UC Newsroom |

Archive captures breadth of moving pictures

Big screen or small, UCLA's Film & Television Archive has this medium covered.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
UC San Francisco |

Children’s hospitals launch global initiative on preterm birth

$100 million from Lynne and Marc Benioff, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund 10-year program to reduce childhood death from prematurity.
UC Davis |

Faculty, regent join American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Class of 2014 honorees bring UC's membership in the academy to 489.
UCLA |

Treating stroke improves during golden hour

Patients who receive clot-busting drug within first hour of symptoms are more likely to survive, preserve brain function and reduce disability.
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UC Berkeley |

Planning professor-turned-entrepreneur to help SF tackle urban problems with Big Data

From the classroom to the city, a UC Berkeley planning professor/entrepreneur is using Big Data to make a difference in urban life.
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UC Berkeley |

Commonly available blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury

Study in rats shows that a common hypertension drug can nearly eliminate the epilepsy that often follows severe head injury. Nearly one in five cases of epilepsy is the result of head trauma.
UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside to hold investiture ceremony for chancellor

Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox will be formally invested by UC President Janet Napolitano.
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UC Newsroom |

UC's history in vaccine development

UC has played a significant role in the development of vaccines that have saved countless lives.