Grad Slam
Mind-bending research, made simple
UC graduate students spend years on their thesis. Can they explain it in just three minutes?
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1st place: Sophia Miliotis, UC San Francisco
2nd place: Yara Khatib, UC Davis
3rd place: Angeliz Vargas Casillas, UC Riverside
People’s choice: Adekunle Adewole, UC Merced
2025 Winner
Sophia Miliotis
UC San Francisco
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