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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 |

Got climate anxiety? This UC course can help.

A growing initiative at the University of California offers students a chance to learn about and act on the climate crisis.
Banner from the American Association for the Advancement of Science showing three headshots of the following three people: Theresa Maldonado (Latina woman with curly hair) as Newest AAAS President-Elect, Neuroscientist Morton Ann Gernsbacher (white woman with red hair) and Biologist Juan S. Ramírez Lugo Re-Elected to AAAS Board of Directors (Latino man with goatee)
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University of California leader Theresa Maldonado elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

She will lead the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of innovative research through the Science family of journals.
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UC Berkeley |

Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures

Hummingbirds zip around at dizzying speeds through our gardens on their hunt for nectar. How do they navigate such tight spaces? New UC Berkeley research has uncovered two of their tricks.
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UC Merced |

An invisible water surcharge: Climate warming increases crop water demand in the San Joaquin Valley's groundwater-dependent irrigated agriculture

A study from researchers at UC Merced found that increased demand accounts for half of the cumulative deficits of the agricultural water balance since 1980.

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