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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 Newsroom |

How peer pressure is helping get kids to college

UC advising corps taps recent grads to meet the state’s need for college counselors.
Ochan Otim and sachets
UCLA |

Researcher finds dangerous levels of metals in liquor sold in Uganda

UCLA Extension’s Ochan Otim found traces of arsenic, chromium and lead in the spirits.
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UC Newsroom |

UC women empowering their communities

For Women's History Month, we spotlight just a few of the women who share their love of community with our community.
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UC Davis |

Study finds nearly a third of cat owners use food puzzles

Why your pet might thank you for trying them.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Teens who seek solitude may be on the right track

While loneliness is often correlated with depression, choosing to be alone can actually be good for you.
UC Irvine kidney stones team
UC Irvine |

A new treatment for kidney stones

A shock wave device used by UC Irvine urologists could be a gamechanger for treating painful kidney deposits.
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UCSF |

Skin repair reduces ‘inflamm-aging’ factors linked to chronic disease

In a pilot study, treatment with a reparative skin cream lowered cytokine levels which are linked to Alzheimer's and more.
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UC Newsroom |

Are you part of the ‘Coolest UC Campus’?

Help your school win the title of ‘coolest’ by signing up for the April 1-26 Cool Campus Challenge.
UCSF stress meditation group
UCSF |

Can short-term stress make the body and mind more resilient?

A new UCSF study is testing a theory about how much stress is good for us.
Ana Claire Mancia
UC Newsroom |

Above and beyond: UC women challenging the status quo

You don't have to leave campus to make change — and these young students and alums prove it.
Miss Val acknowledges cheers
UCLA |

A jubilant send-off for UCLA's Miss Val

At her final Pauley Pavilion meet, legendary gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field feels the love.
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UC Santa Cruz |

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shares her tips and tricks

The alum and her husband, Google exec Dennis Troper, spoke with campus provost Marlene Tromp on the keys to their success.