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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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UC San Diego |

Take the leap: A conversation with UC alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir

She dreamed for years about sailing among the stars. Her actual experienced surpassed those expectations.
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UC Riverside |

No more 'flu for you?

Discovery blocks influenza virus’ replication in cells
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UC Davis |

California’s ‘red flag’ law utilized for 58 threatened mass shootings

In the first three years of California's 'red flag' law, nearly all Gun Violence Restraining Orders were filed by law enforcement.
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UC Irvine |

What is Title IX?

A primer on 1972’s landmark anti-discrimination law.

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