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UC Newsroom |

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 Santa Cruz via The Conversation |

Chinese fishing boats took half a billion dollars of illegal squid from North Korea. Scientists used satellites to catch them out

Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging ‘dark fleets’ of fishing boats.
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UC Davis |

When you should neuter your puppy, according to science

A 10-year study examined the risks of early neutering across 35 breeds and found surprising variation.
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UC Berkeley |

California child care system collapsing under COVID-19, Berkeley report says

The decline of child care creates risks to the state economy that require government intervention.
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UCSF |

Older adults who can really smell the roses may face lower likelihood of dementia

Sensory perception in old age may be linked to cognition, UCSF study shows.
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UC San Diego |

Noninvasive blood test can detect cancer 4 years before conventional diagnosis methods

A new screening method has shown success in detecting five common types of cancers far earlier than current methods.
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UC Newsroom |

California youth fired up to vote in 2020, new poll finds

New UC poll looks at the attitudes, concerns of a growing segment of the voting public.
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UCLA |

Coronavirus antibodies fall dramatically in first 3 months after mild cases of COVID-19

UCLA’s findings raise concerns about antibody-based ‘immunity passports’ and the potential for herd immunity.
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UC Irvine, UC Riverside |

Ready for a cognitive workout?

Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory training.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Scientists achieve first complete assembly of human X chromosome

The first end-to-end, completely gapless DNA sequence of a human chromosome is a major milestone for genomics.
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UC Berkeley |

We literally don’t see eye-to-eye

Scientists show our ability to pinpoint the exact location and size of things varies from one person to the next.
Regent John A. Pérez on a livestream with incoming UC president Michael V. Drake, M.D.
UC Newsroom |

Dr. Michael Drake: In his own words

A recap of the incoming president’s question and answer session on July 10, 2020.
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UCSF |

1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19, UCSF study shows

The researchers determined ‘medical vulnerability’ by referencing indicators identified by the CDC, including e-cigarette and tobacco use.