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UC Newsroom |

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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Theia and earth
UCLA |

Moon was produced by a head-on collision between Earth and a forming planet

UCLA research reconstructs massive crash, which took place 4.5 billion years ago.
The Conversation |

How humans threaten pumas just by being nearby

UC Santa Cruz researcher on the chain reaction caused by our presence in mountain lion habitats.
Crowdfunding the fight against cancer
UC Newsroom |

Crowdfunding the fight against cancer

Can crowdfunding help fight cancer? It’s already happening, in a place you might not think to look: your income tax form.
BMI study
UCLA |

Body mass index doesn't gauge health, UCLA-led study says

Researchers find that BMI incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as "unhealthy."
UC Berkeley exoskeleton
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley exoskeleton helps the paralyzed to walk

Lighter, more agile suit the result of more than a decade of work by robotics lab.
UCLA |

Successful anti-bullying program identified by UCLA

Study shows Finnish model focused on bystanders is very effective.
Super bowl science
UC San Francisco |

Super bowl science: brains or brawn?

UC San Francisco scientists explain how evolution uniquely equipped humans to play football.
California Magazine |

Close to safety: U.S. launches smart quake alert prototype

White House plans to expand earthquake early warning system developed at UC Berkeley.
UC Santa Barbara sandcastle worm
UC Santa Barbara |

Cling-on warriors

UC Santa Barbara researchers are developing a new type of underwater adhesive inspired by sandcastle worms.
Redwood ferns
UC Santa Cruz |

Drought hits redwood ferns hard, new study shows

UC Santa Cruz researchers find that extreme conditions test limits of plants and forest ecosystem.
UC Berkeley studying
UC Riverside |

A natural way of making your brain more efficient

New UC Riverside study finds that increasing your attention comes from using newly acquired knowledge.
John Cottle USCB
UC Santa Barbara |

Rock star

A UC Santa Barbara geologist receives early career award from the Geological Society of America.