Mind-bending research, made simple

UC graduate students spend years on their thesis. Can they explain it in just three minutes?

UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience.

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04.29.25

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Grad Slam 2025 is on!

Keep up with the latest winners and upcoming contest dates, and check out talks from last year’s campus champs.

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Casey Vanderlip

UC Irvine

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