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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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A family with a newborn smiles holding a sign that says I Matched! OB/GYN at UC San Diego at the campus' Match Day
UC Health |

Match made in California: 67 percent of UC medical students to enter residency programs in the state

This year’s Match Day saw 748 UC medical students match into residency programs and welcome the momentous next step of their careers.
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UC Newsroom |

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang awarded UC Presidential Medal

Chancellor Yang is a leader of the Santa Barbara community, a giant in his field, and an embodiment of the University’s mission, remarked President Drake in bestowing the honor.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Improve your life by embracing everyday, even mundane, conversations? Research says yes.

Every interaction we have, even those we don’t want, is a building block of our identities and beliefs.
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UC Davis |

How are humans different from other animals? They have a uniquely open-ended culture

The debate over human uniqueness is shifting as data has emerged suggesting that other animals can also generate cultural complexity through social learning.
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UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco |

Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

Marking a breakthrough, an AI-based model streams intelligible speech from the brain in real-time.
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UC Riverside |

An app to change how you see yourself at work

A first-of-its-kind study shows how your workplace mindset can be reshaped — one swipe at a time.
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UCLA |

With win over LSU, UCLA women’s basketball team reaches its first-ever Final Four

The UCLA women will take on the University of Connecticut at 6:30 p.m. Friday for a shot at Sunday’s title game.
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UC Davis |

Restored stream supports new wild salmon run

A new study confirms the origin of Putah Creek salmon for the first time.
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UCLA Health |

UCLA discovers first stroke rehabilitation drug to reestablish brain connections in mice

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice.
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UC San Francisco |

UCSF Fresno celebrates 50 years of training local doctors

Regional campus creates pathway for developing critical medical expertise, clinical trials and high-quality care in San Joaquin Valley, from trauma and burns to sickle cell anemia and Alzheimer’s.
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UC Merced |

New multicampus consortium looks to expand solar-over-canal projects statewide

The first solar-over-canal project in California, which started with research at UC Merced, has begun producing electricity. A groundbreaking initiative led by faculty from multiple UCs aims to accelerate the deployment of solar arrays over California's…
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46 UC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

UC faculty account for nearly 1 in 10 new members on this prestigious roster of U.S. innovators and leaders.