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Kevin Pham gives a Grad Slam presentation in 2019

Game on! Tune in to watch UC grad students explain their research in three minutes flat

UC Newsroom
April 29, 2021

Vote online for your favorite contestants during UC’s 6th annual Grad Slam contest.

David Wu presents on concussion at the 2019 UCSF Grad Slam

At annual grad research contest, students compete to keep it simple

UC Newsroom
May 7, 2019

At Grad Slam on May 10, grad students go for glory as they explain their research in three minutes or less.

UC Berkeley cyborg bacteria

Cyborg bacteria turn into tiny, zero-waste solar panels

UC Berkeley
August 23, 2017

Chemists create a more efficient photosynthesis that can help produce green fuel.

UC grad students talk straight to win big

UC Newsroom
April 25, 2016

UC Riverside researcher's work to create a more powerful microprocessor helps him clinch 2016 Grad Slam win.

UC Grad Slam

Grad students compete to make their research accessible

UC Newsroom
April 11, 2016

UC Grad Slam challenges students to sum up the subject of their dissertation, TED-style.

Shayna Bennett reaction to winning 2021 UC Grad Slam

Congrats to UC’s 2021 Grad Slam winners!

UC Newsroom
May 11, 2021

UC Merced’s Shayna Bennett took home the top prize after showcasing her research in under three minutes during UC’s 2021 Grad Slam contest.

Katie Murphy gives her talk about corn at Grad Slam

Students wow with science and solutions at 5th annual Grad Slam

UC Newsroom
May 14, 2019

Grad students across the UC system show off the future of research with aplomb — and in under three minutes.

Joseph Charbonnet UC Berkeley

UC grad students bring ingenuity to the fore at Grad Slam

UC Newsroom
May 4, 2018

10 campus finalists thrill by distilling years of research into three-minute talks on topics from synesthesia to ‘mansand.’

UC Grad Slam presentation

Grad Slam is on! Students vie to present their theses in three minutes flat

UC Newsroom
April 25, 2018

UC grad students deliver powerful research in less time than it takes to sing a power ballad.

UCLA refueling depot

Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars

UCLA via The Conversation
May 16, 2017

2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.

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