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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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2016 UC Accountability Report
UC Newsroom |

UC undergrads are more diverse and better prepared than ever

The 2016 Accountability Report highlights UC performance on key indicators related to teaching, research and public service.
Dr. Kelsey Martin joined the medical school’s faculty in 1999, and has served in various leadership roles including as interim dean since September 2015.
UCLA |

Neuroscientist named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Kelsey Martin was inspired to pursue a medical career by her experiences in the Peace Corps.
Marijuana smoke UCSF
UC San Francisco |

One minute of secondhand marijuana smoke impairs cardiovascular function

UCSF finds that effects are like tobacco’s, but last three times longer.
UC Santa Barbara cod
UC Santa Barbara |

A recipe for saving cod

Scientists make a breakthrough that could help the poster child of fishery science.
UC Davis bulldog
UC Davis |

English bulldog’s gene pool may be too small to heal the breed

Researchers find trouble lurking within the DNA of the iconic dog.
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UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? Here’s what’s changing

Beyond GPA and test scores, the university wants to get to know you as a person.
Brenda Martinez Olympics UC
UC Newsroom |

UC Olympians go for the gold

A total of 102 athletes, coaches and staff from eight UC campuses will take part in the Summer Olympics.
UCLA's Thomas Coates has been named director of the UC Global Health Institute.
UC Global Health Institute |

UC Global Health Institute names new leadership team

UCLA's Thomas Coates named director; UCSF's Craig Cohen, UC Davis' Patricia Conrad named co-directors.
Berkeley Lab e-cig study
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |

Why toxic compound emissions vary in e-cigarettes

Researchers also identify two carcinogens not previously reported in vapor.
UC Davis Helps Empower Those Tackling Africa's Energy Challenges
UC Davis |

UC Davis helps empower those tackling Africa's energy challenges

Young African leaders are leveraging campus expertise to develop zero-net energy solutions for their nations.
Great works of art can remind students the brain is the home of memory, emotions and sometimes devastating illness.
UCLA |

Literature and film help teach students to understand the brain

Course combining anatomy, history and humanities provides interdisciplinary approach to studying neuroscience.
UC Berkeley |

With rise of leukemia in children, $6M grant funds search for causes

Researchers will build upon recent success linking risk of getting childhood leukemia to environmental exposures.