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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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Viet Thanh Nguyen reading a paper in the library as a student at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Q&A with Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ‘The Sympathizer’ reflects on libraries, UC Berkeley and the class that ‘radicalized’ him.
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UCLA |

Persistent gaps for Black Californians would take over 248 years to close

The State of Black California 2024 report analyzes two decades of socioeconomic status data.
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UC Newsroom |

A vaccine for acne? UC discovery shows promise

A team at UC San Diego pinpointed one of the condition's microbial culprits and are exploring how to fight it.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Cargo ship monitor Whale Safe heads east to help a new endangered whale

There are only about 350 North Atlantic right whales left on Earth — but they are about to get some much-needed help from UC Santa Barbara scientists.

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