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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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Meet 4 UC-trained nurses who are solving California’s biggest health care challenges

Nurses graduating from UC take on one of the biggest challenges facing our state: A shortage of clinicians that makes it too hard for too many people to get the medical care they need.

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UCLA |

A future astronaut takes flight

Solar physicist Brandon Lazard shares his appropriately warm outlook on life and science.
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UC San Diego |

Pollution from the Tijuana River affects air quality in San Diego

A new study finds pollutants from the river are transmitted to the ocean and the air.
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UC San Francisco |

Whether it’s smoking or edibles, marijuana is bad for your heart

A new study led by UC San Francisco researchers finds that chronic cannabis use — whether it’s smoked or consumed in edible form — is associated with significant cardiovascular risks.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering carbon emissions in maritime shipping

A digital queueing system at busy ports could reduce traffic jams and lower the maritime shipping industry's carbon emissions.
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UC Santa Cruz |

AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?

A new study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events.
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UC Berkeley |

The world’s top spelling bee is coming up. This UC Berkeley Ph.D. student built the word list.

Comparative literature student Frank Cahill competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee as an eighth grader. This year, on May 28 and 29, he’ll be on the other side of the stage.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Saritaan: Preserving Filipino migration stories across oceans and generations

A new UC Santa Cruz initiative called Saritaan — meaning “to talk story” in Ilokano — is preserving the untold migration stories of Filipino families.
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UCLA |

World’s first human bladder transplant performed at UCLA

The historic surgery, resulting from years of research, opens the door to improved treatment of non-functioning bladders.
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UC Merced |

‘It’s ours!’ Merced selected for UC’s newest campus 30 years ago

From Regents vote to research powerhouse, UC Merced has become an engine for social mobility and a major asset to the San Joaquin Valley.
Chris Hall wearing a white medical provider's coat speaks with a patient in a lobby
UC Newsroom |

Meet 4 UC-trained nurses who are solving California’s biggest health care challenges

Nurses graduating from UC take on one of the biggest challenges facing our state: A shortage of clinicians that makes it too hard for too many people to get the medical care they need.
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UC San Diego |

Do TikTok’s viral life hacks actually help your mental health?

UC San Diego experts break down the science behind six of social media’s most popular coping strategies and self-care trends.
Aerial view of the UCSF Parnassus campus, white buildings at the base of a hill with trees
UC San Francisco |

Biotech’s birthplace: How UCSF sparked a medical renaissance — twice

The discovery of recombinant DNA proved that biology, not chemistry alone, could create new medicines like life-saving insulin.