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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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UCSF Weill neurosciences
UC San Francisco |

Weill gift gives UCSF unprecedented opportunity to advance neurosciences research

The $185 million donation launches the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
UC Davis NSAID
UC Davis |

What’s behind the heartbreaking risk of anti-inflammatory drugs

UC Davis researchers learn why NSAIDs may increase the risk of heart disease.
UCSF malaria
UC San Francisco |

Malaria-free world possible within a generation, UCSF study says

More than 30 countries actively working to eliminate disease.
Viet Thanh Nguyen
UC Newsroom |

UC alums win 2016 Pulitzer Prizes

Graduates from UC Berkeley, UC Riverside and UC Santa Cruz among those honored.
UC Newsroom |

UC grad students talk straight to win big

UC Riverside researcher's work to create a more powerful microprocessor helps him clinch 2016 Grad Slam win.
Roof rack collage Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Roof racks a drag on fuel economy

Berkeley Lab study finds auto accessory responsible for almost 1 percent of national gas consumption.
UCLA fructose study
UCLA |

Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases

UCLA scientists report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage.
UC Santa Barbara mountain man
UC Santa Barbara |

Mountain man

A peak in Antarctica is named after a UC Santa Barbara professor as a tribute to his research.
This bee sting photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey has received widespread recognition.
UC Newsroom |

The buzz on bees

Get the inside scoop on a famous bee sting photo and learn more about the importance of pollinators.
Laura Esserman UCSF
UC San Francisco |

Laura Esserman named to TIME 100 list

UCSF oncologist at the forefront of breast cancer services named one of the most influential people in the world.
Rachel Dutton, UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

Say 'cheese'

In an innovative effort to understand microbial communities, a UC San Diego biology professor has turned cheese into her 'lab rat.'
UC Riverside polymer
UC Riverside |

Self-healing polymer could lead to artificial muscle

A UC Riverside professor studies a new material fit for superheroes.