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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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Volunteer student and patient Enrique Juarez Gonzalez
UCLA |

Students bring much-needed medical aid to Mexican community

UCLA's chapter of Flying Samaritans brings quality medical care to Tijuana's Colonia Margarita Moran.
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UCLA Today |

Mathematicians bring snow to life for Disney's 'Frozen'

UCLA researchers help create what are arguably the most realistic, animated snow scenes in any film.
UCLA Magazine |

Aiming for the final frontier

UCLA alumna has nailed the first big hurdle toward a one-way trip to Mars.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Yosemite bears' changing diet of human food

A new study reveals how much of our food has contributed to the diets of Yosemite bears over the past century.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley team takes its energy innovation to Capitol Hill

The latest in energy efficiency: a backpack-mounted system for quickly mapping energy use throughout a building and identifying ways to reduce it.
UC Newsroom |

Digitization project breathes new life into UC Libraries’ collections

Out-of-print treasures get new exposure in the digital realm.
UC Santa Cruz |

Alumnus up for "Best Picture" Oscar

"Nebraska" is one of several notable films produced by Ron Yerxa.
UCLA |

More precise results from robotic-assisted prostate surgery

Using a robotic surgical technique to excise the prostate appears to improve cancer-cell removal and reduce the need for additional post-surgery therapies.
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UC Newsroom |

UC creates recipes for healthier diets

UC researchers and educators across the state are encouraging children and their families to eat healthier diets.
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UC Riverside |

Century-old music mystery solved

Musicologist Walter Clark locates long-lost opera by Spanish composer Enrique Granados.
UCLA |

Great Recession pushes millions of adult children home

In California, older adults are paying a steep price for housing their boomerang kids.
UC Berkeley |

Atmospheric scientist leads U.S. team in joint report on climate change

Inez Fung is one of several esteemed co-authors of a landmark report that summarizes and highlights what is well understood in the field of climate study, and points to areas of uncertainty that require more research.