Vote online for your favorite contestants during UC’s 6th annual Grad Slam contest.
At annual grad research contest, students compete to keep it simple
At Grad Slam on May 10, grad students go for glory as they explain their research in three minutes or less.
Cyborg bacteria turn into tiny, zero-waste solar panels
Chemists create a more efficient photosynthesis that can help produce green fuel.
UC grad students talk straight to win big
UC Riverside researcher's work to create a more powerful microprocessor helps him clinch 2016 Grad Slam win.
Grad students compete to make their research accessible
UC Grad Slam challenges students to sum up the subject of their dissertation, TED-style.
Congrats to UC’s 2021 Grad Slam winners!
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.
Students wow with science and solutions at 5th annual Grad Slam
Grad students across the UC system show off the future of research with aplomb — and in under three minutes.
UC grad students bring ingenuity to the fore at Grad Slam
10 campus finalists thrill by distilling years of research into three-minute talks on topics from synesthesia to ‘mansand.’
Grad Slam is on! Students vie to present their theses in three minutes flat
UC grad students deliver powerful research in less time than it takes to sing a power ballad.
Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars
2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.
The elevator pitch perfected
Leah Foltz wins UC Santa Barbara's competition with a presentation on fixing blindness with your own cells.
Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam
Lose the lingo and win — grad students put their research in layman's terms in this year's final.