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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 mobile apps
UC Davis |

UC Davis: In an app store near you

These entrepreneurial graduates mix mobile innovation with public service.
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UC Merced |

Dedicated student breaks ground with Ph.D., autism research

UC Merced's first African American doctoral graduate balances research with parenting two autistic sons.
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UC Newsroom |

New UC grads are already changing the world for the better

As new grads look to their futures, we profile a few already engaged in making a difference for others.
UC Santa Cruz |

Five UC Santa Cruz students receive Global Food Initiative fellowships

Fellows will work to improve student food security, expand experiential learning opportunities and disseminate information on the campus’s work in agroecology.
UC San Diego butterfly wings
UC San Diego |

Butterfly wings under X-ray reveal insights about color

What makes these insects so bright and colorful? UC San Diego may have found the answer.
UC Riverside sleep memory
UC Riverside |

Naps can boost memory, study shows

New UC Riverside research finds possible missing link between sleep and improved recall.
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UC Merced |

Medical students reach out to create a healthier valley

A UC collaboration brings together future physicians to help underserved communities.
UC San Diego vessel biofuel
UC San Diego |

Ship voyages on 100 percent renewable biofuel for 1 year

A UC San Diego research vessel realizes UC's commitment to sustainability over 14,400 nautical miles.
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UCLA |

Nursing student, cancer survivor draws on experience to help patients

A 2016 graduate from the UCLA School of Nursing pays it forward to others.
UC Davis Mariah Watson
UC Newsroom |

A pathbreaker with a passion to lead

UC Davis' first black female student body president advocates for minority issues while uniting students around shared concerns.
UC Riverside citrus safety
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside teams up with citrus industry to fight epidemic

A new building will allow scientists to expand citrus greening disease research.
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UCLA |

Professor’s ‘big intellectual risk’ grabs eyeballs years later

A UCLA professor's study of the New Deal continues to go viral - but does anyone fully understand it?