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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 Newsroom |

Floss: Have dentists been stringing us along?

UC experts help explain the great flossing debate.
Conference particpants got out into the fields of local farms and ranches including the UC Santa Cruz Farm.
UC Santa Cruz |

National conference marks 10 years of growth in sustainable agriculture education

UC Santa Cruz hosts meeting of sustainable ag educators with focus on 'The Ecology of Food Systems.'
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC president encourages teenage girls to aim high during visit to campus

Napolitano samples summer programs, campus farm produce, during two-day visit.
A music video created by David Robles, a Global Food Initiative Fellow, about how students create community through farming and food systems, was screened at the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association conference.
UC Santa Cruz |

Advocates for social and food justice

UC Santa Cruz students show how agriculture and food systems can build community.
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UC Santa Barbara |

What 19th century politics can teach us about today

Scholars see echoes of the past in the ways gridlock, inequality and technology are influencing the current election.
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UCLA |

UCLA medical students witness spiritual side of care

Opening eyes and teaching compassion by shadowing hospital chaplains.
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UC Riverside |

A trap for bedbugs?

Scientists make a new discovery as to what attracts these pests.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Study: Believe it or not, humans are kind

Humans have evolved to be far more cooperative than other animals. These scientists investigate how and why.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

5 nanoscience research projects that could deliver big results

From energy efficiency to carbon capture, Berkeley Lab scientists are on it.
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UC San Diego |

Scientists discover how birds soar to great heights

Mathematical models demonstrate how the animals make decisions as they navigate the air.
UC Santa Barbara |

Study: Believe it or not, humans are kind

Humans have evolved to be far more cooperative than other animals. These scientists investigate how and why.
UC Davis |

Four tips for preventing food allergies in school

Preparation is key to prevent an allergic reaction.