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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 |

2 UC faculty and 11 alumni awarded 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes, awarded May 6 by Columbia University, are among the most prestigious honors in journalism, literature and music composition.
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UC Merced |

Following the mission to improve Central Valley health care

UC Merced breaks ground on a new Medical Education Building, scheduled to open in 2026.
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UC San Francisco |

When depression meds don’t work, this may help you turn the corner

Transcranial magnetic simulation is a noninvasive therapy for patients with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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UCLA |

No sweat! A radically easy new way to diagnose stress — and do something about it.

Thanks to new technology, we may soon be able to measure exactly how stressed we are and take proportional steps to deal with it.

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