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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 Riverside fear study
UC Riverside |

New study shows how the brain encodes fear

Research could eventually help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.
UC Newsroom |

The simple fact that could put the brakes on nuclear energy

If you follow the headlines, nuclear energy seems to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance. A new generation of nuclear innovators is emerging, young tech startups are poised to disrupt a lethargic industry, and there’s a palpable wave of optimism over the…
UCSF prostate cancer scan
UCSF |

Scientists identify biomarkers to guide hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Study indicates that genomic test may personalize therapy for patients.
UC Berkeley ModRoof
Berkeley Science Review |

Thinking inside the cardboard box

UC Berkeley engineers use materials at hand to solve global problems, like roofing material made from recycled cardboard.
UC Riverside visit
UC Riverside |

UC President Janet Napolitano meets with Riverside leaders, alumni

Campus strives to make an impact on regional, national and global economies based on its accessibility.
UCLA refueling depot
UCLA via The Conversation |

Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars

2016 Grad Slam finalist Gary Li is part of an international team planning a space highway.
UC San Diego nanofiber
UC San Diego |

Nanofiber feels forces and hears sounds made by cells

UCOP-funded research opens doors to measure interactions that couldn't be tracked before.
UC Davis wheat fields
UC Davis |

Climate change to reduce wheat yields by as much as a third, new model suggests

Agricultural technology can help bridge the gap.
Taj Ahmad Eldridge UC Riverside
UC Newsroom |

The startup champion of Riverside

Taj Ahmad Eldridge recruited to lead the ExCITE Accelerator at UC Riverside.
UC Newsroom |

UC launches drug discovery consortium

UC to work as system to speed and increase development of a range of drugs to help patients.
UCLA battery free
UCLA |

New battery-free implant is powered by your body

Supercapacitor could make pacemakers safer and more durable.
UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz genetics lab helps solve the mystery of 'Miranda Eve'

UC scientists team up to identify the remains of 19th-century baby Jane Doe found in San Francisco backyard.