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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 child's hand reaching for peanuts
UCLA |

The end of peanut allergies?

UCLA-developed technology could provide platform to fight other allergies, autoimmune disorders.
Zona Roberts
California Magazine |

Meet Zona Roberts: The grandmother of the disability movement turns 103

How Ed Roberts and his mother Zona changed the world.
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UC Newsroom |

16 UC faculty awarded prestigious 2023 Guggenheim fellowships

The honor recognizes talented mid-career faculty who have shown exceptional creativity and scholarship in their work and exhibit further promise.
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UC Berkeley |

The decades-long fight to make child care a national priority

Lack of support for early care and education reflects conventional thinking about the role of women, says trailblazing activist Marcy Whitebook.

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