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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 |

Is kindness contagious?

That’s what UCLA’s Bedari Kindness Institute wanted to find out. The answer may surprise you.
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UC Newsroom |

17 UC faculty awarded 2023 Sloan Research fellowships

The prestigious award is granted to promising researchers likely to emerge as the next generation of scientific leaders.
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UCLA Newsroom |

UCLA roboticist Dennis Hong rolls out his robot posse in a TEDx talk

“Openness, freedom, trust, having fun and truly believing what you can do to change the world” guide Hong’s new creations.
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UC San Diego |

Don’t know CPR? There’s an app for that, thanks to a UC San Diego Health doctor

A new free app arms people with a real-time tool for opioid overdoses and unconscious victims.

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