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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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UCLA |

UCLA Law professor launches effort to protect the integrity of elections

Richard Hasen will lead the Safeguarding Democracy Project, which will bring together a diverse group of experts and scholars.
Bearded Jason Momoa in Western clothes on the set of his new movie The Last Manhunt
UC Riverside |

Professor serves as historical consultant to Jason Momoa’s new film ‘The Last Manhunt’

The new film is a Native American love story spun into a tale of “Savage Indian murder” by fear-mongering publications of the day.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz marvels at the release of the first James Webb Telescope Images

UC Santa Cruz astronomers are leading some of the first research projects to use the powerful new space telescope.
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UCLA |

Asian, Hispanic and Black Californians saw bigger drops in life expectancy than whites during COVID

The findings are another troubling sign of the pandemic’s uneven impact across different communities.

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