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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 Davis social monkeys
UC Davis |

Can being uncertain of your social rank be bad for your health?

New research suggests that not knowing where you stand takes a serious toll.
UC San Diego |

Active genetics goes global

Tata Trusts and UC San Diego partner to establish Tata Institute for Active Genetics and Society.
UCLA antidepressants
UCLA |

Brain wave recordings predict whether antidepressants will work

UCLA study finds noninvasive method that may help speed relief from the disorder.
Mexico Moving Forward UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

Transforming Mexico through innovation

Young entrepreneurs feature in this year's Mexico Moving Forward event.
Environmental surveillance UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

New tools keep watch over California climate

High-tech sensors are aiding a systemwide effort to understand and predict the effects of climate change in the state.
UC Berkeley professor success Conversation
UC Berkeley via The Conversation |

What is the secret to success?

Two researchers set out to understand why some people have the grit to persevere.
The Alex A. Ardans Tulare Branch Laboratory System.
UC Davis |

New animal diagnostic lab to be dedicated in California's ag heartland

Lab devoted to protecting farm animals, the food supply and the public against new and emerging diseases.
“How to Sleep Better: And the Secret Power of Naps,” is a free, online course offered by Sara Mednick of UC Riverside.
UC Riverside |

How to sleep better

UC Riverside professor offers free course online to improve sleeping patterns.
Soda not only is made up empty calories, but it also provides no beneficial nutrient intake whatsoever, said UCLA’s Dana Hunnes.
UCLA |

Do soda taxes help curb obesity?

UCLA dietitians weigh in.
The center focuses on improving the health and safety of farmers and farmworkers like these shown harvesting a lettuce field.
UC Davis |

UC Davis center receives $10M to continue improving ag health and safety

Center provides practical solutions for farmers, farmworkers and communities.
UC Merced global rankings
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses rank among world's best

U.S. News and World Report rates every UC among the best universities in the world.
Wetlands UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

Wetlands offer valuable return on investment

Coastal habitats prevented more than $600 million in property losses during Hurricane Sandy, study finds.