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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels

In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.

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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 Berkeley |

A UC Berkeley professor unpacks Freudian themes and fantasies from the latest season of HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’

Poulomi Saha, who studies post-colonialism and psychoanalytic critique, breaks down season three of the HBO series, from why it's set in Thailand to the unforgettable monologue in episode five.
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UC Riverside |

Is it good to know how much your co-workers make?

A study finds unintended consequences with salary transparency.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute |

World’s first “de-extinction” is accomplished: Meet dire wolf 2.0

A scientific breakthrough for global conservation efforts revived a species extinct for 12,500 years and also allowed for the successful birth of four critically endangered red wolves.

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