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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 |

12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research

In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
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UCLA |

UCLA Anderson Forecast: Despite geopolitical uncertainty, data indicate no recession

California’s slower-growing economy continues to outpace the nation’s.
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UC Berkeley |

A breakthrough for brain imaging

Higher resolution will allow neuroscientists to more precisely localize and trace brain networks.
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UC Riverside |

One of the world’s worst pests attacks California

It's all hands on deck to halt the spread of fruit flies. UC Riverside professor Bodil Cass explains how you can help save California crops.

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