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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 Health |

UC nursing schools collaborate to find new ways to expand the mental health care workforce

A first-of-its-kind initiative in California, the UC Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certificate program is poised to expand the state's mental health provider workforce.
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UC Newsroom |

Catharine Baker named director of the UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento

Former California State Assemblymember and champion of higher education Catharine Baker has been appointed director of the University of California Student and Policy Center, the University’s dynamic new systemwide hub in Sacramento.
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UC Newsroom |

California’s campus: Discover a trove of UC experiences that are open to the public

Whether you're on a road trip, checking out colleges or just visiting town, here's how to dip your toes in the UC experience.
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UC Santa Barbara |

From Juneteenth to reparations: The ongoing journey for racial justice

Professor and historian Giuliana Perrone discusses her latest research in the context of Juneteenth and the latest from California's reparations task force.
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UC Newsroom |

University of California campuses rise to the top in Money’s 2024 Best Colleges

All nine UC undergraduate campuses earned either 4.5 or 5 stars in Money’s 2024 list of Best Colleges, placing them among the top tier of the nation’s universities for educational quality, affordability and student outcomes.
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UC Riverside |

Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos

Ocean circulation enables tolerable climate.
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UC San Francisco |

How — and why — to reset your kids’ screen use for summer

New research shows short- and long-term health effects from too much screen time.
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UC Berkeley |

Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.

Researchers will use neuroimaging to observe the effects of psilocybin on the human brain — in real-time.
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UCLA |

Julio Frenk to take helm of UCLA, nation’s No. 1–ranked public university, as its 7th chancellor

The renowned public health researcher and president of the University of Miami since 2015 is recognized globally as a visionary leader in higher education and will be the campus’ first Latino chancellor.
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UC San Francisco |

A cure for multiple sclerosis? Scientists say within our lifetime

People diagnosed today can live a long life free of disability, as UCSF research ushers in a golden age of MS care.
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UC Davis |

California drives toward electric future

California has ambitious plans for zero-emissions vehicles. UC Davis experts weigh in on reaching those goals.
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UC Berkeley |

Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?

Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers.