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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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Indigenous anthropologist and new UC Berkeley professor finds family, hope in basket weaving

Carolyn Smith is a new assistant professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley and an enrolled descendant of the Karuk tribe. Her life’s work forever changed years ago after a trip to the Klamath River.
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Worldwide leaders convene to protect, advance global biodiversity

UC Santa Cruz hosted the APEC University Leaders' Forum with UC Davis and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
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President Drake's gratitude playlist

Groove into the holiday season with UC President Michael V. Drake.
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This wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers

“This portable diagnostic system would allow testing at-home and at point of care, like clinics and nursing homes, for neurodegenerative diseases globally,” said Ratnesh Lal, a bioengineering, mechanical engineering and materials science professor at the UC…

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