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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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A highway along a cliff with a big section washed out. The washout is labeled "Washed away in 2 days"
UC Newsroom |

Should California give up on Highway 1?

The same forces that have made this one of the world's most epic roads could be what causes its obliteration, says UC Santa Cruz geologist Gary Griggs.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis achieves Hispanic-Serving Institution eligibility, serving more than 8,000 Latino students

UC Davis is now eligible to be one of the nation’s few research-intensive universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI, after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for HSI status for the first time.
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UC Santa Cruz |

A popular Humanities course is unwrapping the strange and fraught history and cultural afterlife of Egyptian mummies.

This spooky, one-of-a-kind class grew out of a years-long friendship between two professors fascinated by the connections between each other’s work.
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UC San Diego |

A new kind of authoritarianism: Democracy in decline at home and abroad

‘Future of Democracy’ faculty at UC San Diego sound the alarm on threats to democracy with new research.

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