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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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UC Berkeley |

Get the giggles often? It may be in your DNA

A gene involved in the regulation of serotonin makes some of us more prone to spontaneous smiles and bursts of laughter.
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UC Riverside |

Building a race car for the future

Underdog status doesn't stop engineering students from entering global design competition.
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Berkeley Wellness |

Hazards of too much exercise

Moderation is the key to avoiding injury and other health hazards.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Scientists discover protein that silences the biological clock

Disruption of the clock has been associated with a variety of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer itself.
Nobel laureate Irwin Rose
UC Irvine |

Nobel laureate Irwin Rose dead at 88

Pioneering enzyme researcher also was a beloved colleague and mentor.
UCLA |

Number of Asian American voters projected to double by 2040

Study explores implications for upcoming political races.
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UC Center for Occupational and Environmental Health |

New approach to ID chemicals that raise risk of breast cancer

Exposure to synthetic chemicals and pollutants in air, water, food, workplaces and consumer products may account for a significant portion of breast cancer risk.
UC San Francisco |

Zinc may contribute to kidney stones

New research points to levels of the mineral as a culprit behind the painful urinary condition.
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UC San Diego |

Researchers find gene mutation that restricts vision to black and white

Gene mutation strips color from sight and causes near-blinding sensitivity to bright light.
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UC Berkeley |

Poor sleep linked to toxic buildup of Alzheimer’s protein, memory loss

Deposits of beta-amyloid appear to lead to a vicious cycle in which sleep is further disturbed and memory impaired.
UC San Diego |

Programming probiotics for early detection of liver cancer

Genetically programmed over-the-counter probiotics spotlight liver cancer through a urine test.
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UC San Diego |

Software reads kids’ expressions to measure pain

Software reads children’s facial expressions to gauge their level of pain.