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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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A new study offers strategic guidance on the placement of marine protected areas to meet global conservation goals - See more at: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/016205/protecting-ocean-species#sthash.aMH7GEAd.PcNMUi3Q.dpuf
UC Santa Barbara |

Protecting ocean species

UC Santa Barbara researchers part of study that offers guidance on the placement of marine protected areas.
Santa vs. super heroes
UC Irvine |

Santa vs. superheroes

UC Irvine physics professor compares St. Nick’s powers to those of traditional caped crusaders.
How UC is playing a unique role in race against climate change
California Magazine |

How UC is playing a unique role in global race against climate change

UC is a participant in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Coalition and has proposed 10 scalable solutions for "carbon neutrality and climate stability" in California.
Tipsy Elves founders Nicklaus Morton and Evan Mendelsohn appear on ABC’s Shark Tank in December 2013.
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego alums turn ugly Christmas sweaters into booming business

Company catering to holiday fad for gaudy designs and expects $10 million in sales this year.
As part of their community engagement campaign to counter extremism, students designed stylish merchandise to get their message out.
UCLA |

UCLA students seek to counter extremism in public diplomacy course

“Safe Spot” campaign's goal is to undermine recruiting tactics of the Islamic State group by using the Internet to foster acceptance and community.
A generous donation from Leonard and Wendy Goldberg will provide resources to help UCLA identify better treatments for migraine.
UCLA |

$10 million gift to UCLA is largest to support migraine research

Donation from philanthropists Wendy and Leonard Goldberg could help alleviate suffering for millions worldwide.
Robert Boutin, a UC Davis professor of radiology and specialist in musculoskeletal imaging.
UC Davis |

Knuckle cracking looks explosive, but causes no detectable harm

Ultrasound evaluations show that the knuckle-cracking sound occurs when gas bubbles form in joints very quickly, UC Davis study finds.
One professor’s top holiday movies
UC Riverside |

One professor’s top holiday movies

UC Riverside media and cultural studies professor Derek Burrill offers his favorites. Warning: Not all these films are reindeer approved.
Briana Sidney is pursuing game design at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

First-in-family college student pursues game design

UC Santa Cruz freshman Briana Sidney is intent on beating the odds on her way to becoming a game designer.
Five early signs of autism
UCLA |

Five early signs of autism

Getting a diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder as early as possible is important for early intervention, UCLA professor Connie Kasari says
Derek Herrera
UC Newsroom |

UC entrepreneurs win funding at first primeUC competition

Twenty of UC's most promising life-science startups competed for seed funding in the first primeUC competition at UCSF.
The air-quality monitoring network has sampling sites at nearly every national park — from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon and Smokey Mountains.
UC Davis |

Government chooses UC Davis to monitor nation's fine particles

Crocker Nuclear Laboratory is now the prime contractor for both major federal fine particle air quality monitoring networks.