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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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Celebrate Year of the Rabbit 2023 with rabbit Chinese painting on the plum blossom background, the Chinese stamp means rabbit and the vertical Chinese couplet means best wishes for the year to come
UC Irvine School of Sciences |

Lunar New Year traditions, old and new

UC Irvine welcomed back its annual celebration in-person this year on Jan. 17.
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UCLA |

How Novel!

How UCLA became a cool setting for a new crop of fiction.
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UC Berkeley |

California takes a first step towards worker data rights

On Jan. 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, marking the first time that workers in the U.S. will have the right to know when employers are surveilling them, and for what purpose.
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UC Newsroom |

Climate resilience projects take root across California

The University of California will award $100M in state climate action grants this year to help communities across the state meet the challenges of climate change.

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