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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 Merced |

In UC Merced standup comedy course, joy is the punchline

A central emotion in laughter — joy — was what UC Merced professor Eileen Camfield was reaching for when she developed a course called Special Topics in Rhetoric, not How to Excel in Stand-up Comedy.
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UCLA |

Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds

Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. in a UCLA study.
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UC Newsroom |

Why some concussions are worse than others

Find out what happens to your brain when you get a concussion, and why you might want to think twice before signing your kid up for certain sports.
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12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

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