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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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Sister Simone, President Biden and a woman in a Navy officer holding the Presidential Medal of Freedom
UC Davis |

‘There she was leading nuns on a bus’: UC alum receives nation’s highest civilian honor

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to UC Davis Law graduate Sister Simone Campbell.
Warren Hoburg in blue spacesuit in front of an aircraft
UC Berkeley Engineering |

To infinity and beyond: UC alum becomes spacecraft pilot

Astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg will head to the International Space Station with the SpaceX Crew-6 mission in spring 2023.
empty supermarket shelves
UC San Diego |

Black households suffer the most from rising inflation rates

New research is the first to provide race-specific data on the impacts of inflation.
2 surgeons performing a cardiac surgery through machines
UC San Francisco |

UCSF performs first robotic cardiac surgery in San Francisco

The innovation means shorter hospital stays and fewer complications.

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