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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 Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture |

Remembering UCLA’s Latino founder, Reginaldo Francisco del Valle

A state legislator from 1880 to 1886, Reginaldo del Valle paved the way for UC’s first Southern California campus.
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UC tops Forbes, Washington Monthly rankings as America’s best university system

Four UC campuses are among the top 25 of all private or public universities in the country, says Forbes, while Washington Monthly finds the system excels at giving back.
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Celebrate Star Trek Day the Bruin way

On the anniversary of the TV show’s debut, 2 UCLA scholars weigh in on the generation-spanning galactic phenomenon.
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3D-printed ‘living material’ could clean up contaminated water

Combined with a seaweed polymer, a bacteria associated with algae blooms can actually make water cleaner — then eliminate itself when it is done.

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