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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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Ferengi UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

'Star Trek' designer opens up his universe

Thousands of aliens emerged from alum's brain to define the series' look.
Climate change hits the classroom
UC Newsroom |

Climate change hits the classroom

Hundreds of new sections on climate change in courses from music to medicine are coming to UC classrooms.
UC Berkeley Stall Catchers
UC Berkeley |

New online game invites public to help fight Alzheimer’s

Help scientists find a cure by taking part in some citizen science.
Elba De Contreras, the recipient of the 1,000th lung transplant performed at UCLA, along with members of her family and her transplant team.
UCLA |

UCLA Lung Transplant Program performs 1,000th surgery

The recipient of the donor lungs was Elba De Contreras, 59, from Goleta.
UC Irvine first generation military
UC Irvine Magazine |

Climbing the mountain

First-generation students provide a hand up to freshmen in a new peer-to-peer mentoring program.
Elise Brockett, student assistant, plants African vegetable seedlings at the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center at UC Davis.
UC Davis |

World Food Day: Challenge accepted

UC Davis to host a number of events highlighting efforts to improve and increase the global food supply.
Neal Driscoll UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region

Scientists discover a feature that may be helping forestall new quakes near the San Andreas fault.
UC breast cancer
UC Newsroom |

Beating breast cancer: The latest on prevention and screening

Some risk factors cannot be avoided, but there are plenty of ways to take preventative action.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
UC Newsroom |

UC partners with Boys & Girls Clubs to open college doors for California teens

New Achieve UC initiative provides a bridge for underrepresented students to pursue a UC degree.
UC Riverside FarmShare
UC Riverside |

Fair trade foods and beverages star in Food Week events

A weekly farmers market on campus will be added to UC Riverside's lineup of healthy food options.
Produce
UC Food Observer |

Global Food Initiative making its mark

Initiative addresses how to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2025.
Mother's milk
UC Riverside |

The benefits of mother's milk

Breast milk can help protect premature babies, infants and moms as well.