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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 |

Racial minorities live on the front lines of heat risk

Fewer neighborhood trees and heat-retaining hard surfaces add up to sweltering conditions for many people of color.
UC Davis |

Nanomaterials cause big problems for lungs

Ultrafine particles, found in a host of common products, are linked to lung inflammation, other damage.
UC Berkeley |

Troubling levels of toxic metals found in cosmetics

Troubling levels of lead, other toxic metals found in lipstick, lip gloss.
UC San Francisco |

Common migraine linked to genetic mutation

Discovery may point to causes of the throbbing head pain that plagues millions.
UC San Diego |

Bone worms emit acid to eat whale skeletons

Acid lets worms get to nutrients lurking within bones.
UC Office of the President |

Faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Eleven professors, in a range of scientific fields, are awarded membership in prestigious academy.
UC Office of the President |

UC researchers track asteroids, space debris

Recent close encounters with intergalactic objects are examples of dangers scientists hope to help Earth avoid.
UC Santa Barbara |

Researchers successfully treat autism in infants

A modified therapy lessens the severity of the condition and can perhaps alleviate it altogether.
UC Riverside |

Controlling a deadly citrus disease

Phosphorus and small RNAs could help battle citrus greening.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Startup brings fuel cells to developing world

Point Source Power's cheap, rugged fuel cells — using technology developed at Berkeley Lab — can provide electricity where none exists.
UC Newsroom |

Sustainability projects win honors

Statewide conference recognizes UC, other higher ed institutions for green achievements.
UC Irvine |

Health data at your fingertips

Computer scientist aims to integrate health data and make it globally available – by phone.