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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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‘Hypervisibility’ for Black girls; ‘invisibility’ for Black women

Black adolescent girls and Black women employ coping mechanisms to combat microaggressions, with varying success.
UC San Diego |

Pandemic upends breast cancer diagnoses

UC San Diego Health study documents fewer early-stage and more late-stage breast cancer diagnoses as patients delay care.
UC Merced |

Solar-paneled canals getting a test run in San Joaquin Valley

A research project conducted by a graduate student is becoming a reality in this first-in-the-nation pilot construction of solar panels over water canals.
UC Riverside |

Can the Salton Sea geothermal field prevent the coming lithium shortage?

UC Riverside and Berkeley Lab join exploration of California’s resources.

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