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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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Sugar
UC San Francisco |

Cutting sugar causes drop in heart disease risk factors among obese children

Study shows sweets, not calories, are culprits in cardiovascular pre-conditions.
Solar LED products in testing lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Modern off-grid lighting could create 2 million new jobs in developing world

Moving away from polluting, fuel-based lighting isn't just good for the environment - it puts people to work
Members of the first place team in the Apps for Ag hackathon, GivingGarden, (from left) Scott Kirkland, Josh Livni, Deema Tamimi and John Knoll.
UC ANR |

Apps for Ag hackathon winners announced

Top prize goes to produce-sharing app that provides gardening advice from the UC Master Gardener Program.
Chorionic villus cells infected by the Uganda strain of Zika virus are stained bright green. Chorionic villi anchor the placenta to the uterus and channel blood from the mother's circulation to the maternal blood space, giving viruses easy access to the f
UC Berkeley |

Antibiotic may block Zika virus infection of fetus

Researchers map how the Zika virus infects the developing fetus.
UC Davis students Carli Hambley, left, and Lexi Fujii helped organize the glean in June.
UC Davis |

UC Davis crops and compassion help feed those in need

Students help develop solutions on campus and in the community.
Launch Academy UCLA
UC Newsroom |

Giving LA youngsters a math and science boost

A new UC summer program offers free, world-class instruction in partnership with the community.
UCLA health sisters
UCLA |

Sisters become doctors, lawyers after childhood of farm labor

Five first-generation students earn degrees and pursue a life of public service through UC.
UC Berkeley Pokemon Go
UC Berkeley |

The man behind Pokémon Go

Meet the UC Berkeley alum who created the most popular mobile game in history.
Climate change language UC ANR
UC ANR via The Conversation |

Loss for words: Art, language and the challenges of living on a changing planet

Is climate change too abstract? A UC analyst says the right vocabulary can help us grapple with the problem.
Produce
UC San Diego |

Federal grant helps bring healthy food to low-income families

UC San Diego program to use financial incentives to provide needy households with more produce.
Van Gogh crop
UC Berkeley |

Letter unearthed at UC Berkeley sheds light on Van Gogh's ear

A doctor's note found in campus archives may finally clear up an enduring mystery.
UCLA Ninja Warrior
UCLA |

UCLA’s American Ninja Warrior

UC Riverside alumna competes in the Los Angeles finals of NBC’s crazy-hard obstacle course.