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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 bumblebee
UC Davis |

Working together to weigh a bee

Engineers and entomologists at UC Davis figure out a tricky problem vital to monitoring colony health.
UC San Francisco |

Genetic risk for obesity grew stronger in 'obseogenic' environment

Study lends support to idea that high-calorie diets, sedentariness may be driving obesity epidemic.
Brazil fire UC Irvine
UC Irvine |

High risk of wildfire projected for Amazon

UC Irvine and NASA forecast suggests greater danger than in past drought years.
UC San Diego EWH team
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego undergrads develop low-cost HIV management solution

New system to be tested this summer could transform HIV treatment in low-resource settings.
UCLA Williams Institute transgender
UCLA |

UCLA reports 1.4 million US adults identify as transgender

New survey finds population doubled from estimates a decade ago.
Fortino Morales III manages R’Garden, UC Riverside's 3-acre community garden.
UC Food Observer |

30 Under 30: Community garden cultivates food justice

Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 winner is raising awareness about food access.
UC Davis roadkill map
UC Davis |

California's roadkill hot spots, according to UC Davis

New report equips officials with information to protect state wildlife.
UC Riverside student cheating study
UC Riverside |

Most college students ignore cheating opportunities, UC Riverside study finds

Digital textbook responses reveal studying for the sake of learning is the norm.
UC Davis stem cells
UC Davis |

Beware of unapproved stem cell procedures

UC Davis study looks at businesses selling "stem cell" interventions for variety of injuries and diseases.
UC Berkeley Beijing air pollution
UC Berkeley |

Beijing’s air quality problem holds lessons for everyone

Controlling pollution in urban areas is not enough, UC Berkeley suggests — households must embrace clean energy, too.
Karthick Ramakrishnan
UC Riverside |

New report points to racial disparities in political participation in California

Latinos and Asian Americans are the most adversely affected, UC Riverside assessment finds.
flexible solar
UC Newsroom |

The flexible, durable solar cell

UC San Diego nanoengineers bring an entrepreneurial bent to solar cell research.