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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 Berkeley |

Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be?

Recent polls show public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections is decreasing, largely among Republicans. But this doesn’t signal that our elections are less reliable — in fact, elections in the U.S. are more secure and accurate than 20 years ago, experts…
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UC Newsroom |

Want help transferring to UC? A new website streamlines the information you need

It’s a one-stop shop for all things transfer.
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UC San Diego |

Men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain

A new study from UC San Diego may help explain why women have more chronic pain and are less responsive to opioid treatments.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find

Executive functioning was the key cognitive domain impacted by vigorous exercise, such as HIIT protocols.
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UC Riverside |

What Americans still have in common

Author and UC Riverside creative writing professor Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.
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UC Newsroom |

From 'rock bottom' to 'dream job': How one doctor found his calling in giving back

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of UC PRIME, the innovative medical training program that's produced nearly a thousand outstanding physician leaders like Marco Angulo.
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UC Newsroom |

Five UC-affiliated scientists win 2024 Nobel Prizes

From the ‘Godfather of AI’ to the discoverer of microRNA, the five new Nobelists have made remarkable advances in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics.
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UC San Francisco |

Clinical trial could move the needle in traumatic brain injury

A Department of Defense-funded study aims to end a decades-long impasse in treatment development.
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UC Riverside |

Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers

A new study shows how Southern Californians are being chronically exposed to toxic airborne chemicals.
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UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? Get expert tips on how to answer the Personal Insight Questions

The best PIQ answers are authentic and represent who you are.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley students charm the nation as ESPN College GameDay visits campus

Cal fans brought passion and humorous signs to the historic broadcast that kicks off college football action every Saturday.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.