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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 Newsroom |

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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In the aftermath of an intense El Nino-induced drought, people gather around an Oxfam provided water tank in Hariso, Ethiopia.
UC Santa Barbara |

'Advance warning'

Climate Hazards Group will help African scientists to use remote sensing and climate data to prevent severe hunger.
UC San Diego BAC sensor
UC San Diego |

This temporary tattoo could save your life

Flexible, wearable sensor in development can transmit real-time blood alcohol level data to your phone.
UCSF study on smartphone apps and vulnerable populations
UC San Francisco |

Popular mobile health apps fail to serve vulnerable populations

A new study finds those with the most to gain from online tools benefit the least.
UCLA organic grapes wine
UCLA |

Do eco-friendly wines taste better?

Raise a glass to organic grapes: UCLA study finds eco-certified wine rated higher by wine publications.
UC Davis pathologist Regina Gandour-Edwards is participating in an innovative telepathology project aimed at improving cancer diagnosis in Rwanda and five other sub-Saharan African countries (highlighted in blue).
UC Davis |

Telehealth program to improve cancer diagnosis in developing world

UC Davis surgical pathologist one of 14 specialists participating in innovative telepathology program.
UC Merced Yosemite
UC Merced |

Preserving the nation's last dark skies

A UC Merced grad student develops a solution to protect Yosemite from light pollution.
UC San Diego early stage investment
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego inventions gain $6M venture capital backing

Firm specializing in commercialization of early-stage technologies invests in biomedical sensors.
UC Newsroom |

UC hospitals rank among best in nation

U.S. News ranks all five UC medical centers among nation's best, two in top 10.
climate change headlines
UC Newsroom |

Can you trust what you read about climate change?

Not sure what to believe in articles on climate change in the mainstream media? Climate Feedback wants to fix that.
UC Davis Guatemala
UC Davis |

Bringing more irrigation and climate-smart farming to Guatemala

A UC Davis-led team is equipping thousands with better tools to increase food security and reduce poverty.
UCSF UC Mexico visit
UC San Francisco |

Delegation from National Autonomous University of Mexico visits UCs

The two universities renew their collaboration, as part of the UC-Mexico Initiative.
Africa malaria
The Conversation |

How building new dams is adding to Africa’s malaria burden

A UC Irvine researcher suggests a range of approaches for controlling disease while meeting infrastructure needs.