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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 Magazine |

Fostering success

Demontea Thompson and his twin brother are both foster care success stories. Now, through his research at UCLA, Demontea hopes to raise graduation rates for other foster youth.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The environmental footprint of food

Researchers map the environmental pressures of global production for all foods on land and ocean.
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UC San Diego |

UC San Diego launches new Human Milk Institute

Scientists hope to create a global hub for understanding and accelerating knowledge and application of human milk.
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UC Berkeley Haas |

Study: Stereotypes of middle-aged women as less ‘nice’ can hold them back at work

Even as they achieve more power and capability on the job, middle-aged women can be held back by a perceived lack of “niceness,” new research finds.

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