UC Newsroom |
UC’s Grad Slam delivers a masterclass in concision and cutting-edge research
Graduate students wowed the audience during the annual contest to explain research in under three minutes, with Brandon Tsai of UCLA taking first for his work on a Covid vaccine against every variant.
UC Newsroom |
Tune in Friday, May 5 for Grad Slam, UC’s rapid-fire research communication contest
10 UC graduate students will vie to captivate the audience with their research in three minutes or less and win the Grad Slam title.
UCLA |
Honoring 100 years of Black Greek life
This year marks the centennial of UCLA’s first African American sorority and fraternity.
UC Davis |
Food truck offers free meals to students in need
The new AggieEats food truck is believed to be the first and only one in the nation to serve free meals on a college campus.
California Magazine |
Meet Zona Roberts: The grandmother of the disability movement turns 103
How Ed Roberts and his mother Zona changed the world.
UCLA |
Creating a more inclusive beauty industry through science
UCLA doctoral student AJ Addae launched a company that develops cosmetics for people with darker skin tones.
UC San Diego |
Nanotechnology training program creates career paths for veterans
With support from the National Science Foundation, the Qualcomm Institute is training veterans for careers in microelectronics and nanomanufacturing.
UC Riverside |
First group of community college students accepted into UC Riverside California Medicine Scholars Program
New program diversifies state’s primary care physician workforce, addresses health provider shortage.
UC Newsroom |
Graduating medical students anxiously await Match Day, the other March madness
Friday, March 17, 2023, is Match Day — the moment when graduating medical students across the nation discover where they will serve their residencies.
UC Newsroom |
The doctor is in: Meet California’s next wave of dedicated physicians
Educated during a global pandemic, they are passionate about addressing health inequities and leading a new era in medicine.
UC Santa Cruz |
Leading and learning to save the world
As the leader of CalEPA, alumna Yana Garcia heads California’s fight against the ongoing climate crisis.
UC Newsroom |
‘Developing scholars of the African Diaspora’: Meet the parents creating a pipeline of academic excellence
Run by a dedicated and long-standing community of Southern California volunteers, the Council of African American Parents has an extraordinary record of turning out college graduates, most of them from the University of California.