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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 new generation of storytellers emerges

How UCLA’s Center for EthnoCommunications brings Asian American perspectives to life.
The mural “Education Through Struggle,” which is outside the Asian American Studies Center. Alumnus Darryl Mar and UCLA students painted it in 1995.
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How much do you know about UC’s Asian American Pacific Islander community?

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is here! Find out how well you know UC’s artists, civic leaders and Nobel Prize winners by taking our quiz.
Chart showing the percentage of Black physicians in relation to the population since 1900.
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Proportion of Black physicians in U.S. has changed little in 120 years, UCLA research finds

The proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S. has increased by only 4 percentage points over the past 120 years, and the share of doctors who are Black men has not changed since 1940. 
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Could wildfires ruin our wine?

Researchers are racing to find ways to help California's iconic wine industry adapt to a changing climate, including drought and wildfire.

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