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Students wow with science and solutions at 5th annual Grad Slam
May 14, 2019
Grad students across the UC system show off the future of research with aplomb — and in under three minutes.
At annual grad research contest, students compete to keep it simple
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 grad students bring ingenuity to the fore at Grad Slam
May 4, 2018
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
April 25, 2018
UC grad students deliver powerful research in less time than it takes to sing a power ballad.
Cyborg bacteria turn into tiny, zero-waste solar panels
August 23, 2017
Chemists create a more efficient photosynthesis that can help produce green fuel.
Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars
May 16, 2017
2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.
Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam
May 5, 2017
Lose the lingo and win — grad students put their research in layman's terms in this year's final.
The elevator pitch perfected
April 24, 2017
Leah Foltz wins UC Santa Barbara's competition with a presentation on fixing blindness with your own cells.
Grad students to bring their research to life on stage in Grad Slam
April 5, 2017
Think 'American Idol' for brainiacs, only with words instead of songs.
UC Santa Cruz Grad Slam winner envisions surfing on shrimp shells
March 13, 2017
Grad students present research from across the spectrum in 240 seconds or less to earn a spot in the systemwide final.