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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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Britta Hansen, left, and Elise Brockett plant okra and other vegetables at the UC Davis Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center, in advance of its Oct. 16 grand opening.
UC Newsroom |

UC celebrates Food Day with bounty of events

A weeklong series of special events will include cooking demonstrations, food drives, farmers markets, lectures and locally sourced meals at campus dining facilities.
Rebecca Quinte, UC Merced
UC Merced |

Engineering student makes an impact on agriculture

UC Merced undergrad Rebecca Quinte, a UC Global Food Initiative fellow, is working on a project that aims to shoo away leaffooted bugs, insects that feed on the seeds of crops like pomegranates, almonds and pistachios.
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UCLA |

Nanodiamonds might prevent tooth loss after root canals

Tiny particles strengthen the compound used to fill teeth and ward off infection.
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UC Irvine |

Experts suggest ways to better manage urban stormwater runoff

Rain barrels, absorbent roofs and permeable pavement could help reduce waste, researchers from UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego and elsewhere say in paper.
Janet Napolitano and Noah Brown
UC Newsroom |

Napolitano addresses nation's community college leaders

Community college districts across the nation look to a partnership between UC and community colleges as a model for making a world-class education broadly accessible.
UC Office of the President |

Obama Administration lauds UC's commitment to Latino student achievement

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics salutes transfer program, CalTeach among '150 Commitments to Action.'
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UC Berkeley |

Researchers find neural switch that turns dreams on and off

Neurons appear to play key role in REM sleep, the dream state in mammals accompanied by activation of the cortex and total paralysis of the skeletal muscles.
UCLA football
UC Newsroom |

UC tackles concussions

From expanding awareness in youth sports to conducting groundbreaking studies of collegiate athletes and military personnel, UC experts lead in advancing knowledge about traumatic brain injury and improving care.
Teni Adewumi and hair stylist
UCLA |

Beauty's hidden health cost for African Americans

Ph.D. student raises awareness about potential health risks of certain hair products.
parched wheat
UC San Diego |

Crop cure

Scientists in new center to use medical research techniques to help food crops withstand drought and climate change.
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UC Newsroom |

Six things parents and athletes need to know about concussions

Which sports have a higher risk of concussion? What should you do if a concussion is suspected? What steps should you follow before returning to play?
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UC Davis |

UC Davis wins specialty-crops grant for lettuce project

Multidisciplinary researchers win specialty-crops grant for project to improve lettuce crops.