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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 Francisco |

This new tech helps Parkinson’s patients who have trouble walking

Scientists at UC San Francisco put AI to work analyzing study participants’ gaits, then had it develop personalized brain stimulation programs for each.
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UC Newsroom |

UC is No. 1 on worldwide ranking of highly cited researchers

This year’s rankings from Clarivate recognize 288 UC scientists as among the most influential thinkers in their fields.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Vast collection of historic American music released via UC Santa Barbara Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation

Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
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UC Davis |

An extreme tree hunt in the Sierra Nevada

What a bird, a pine tree and a 240-mile trek with UC Davis scientists reveal about climate change.

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