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A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels

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UC Davis |

New species of spider discovered, just in time for Halloween

Climate change and habitat loss haunt the newly named trapdoor spider.
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Jordan Chiles talks balancing her senior year at UCLA and competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Find out how UCLA senior and Bruin gymnast Jordan Chiles has been juggling books, the balance beam and the ballroom.
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These founders started with an idea. A UC education helped them make it real.

Meet three UC alums who combined their own ambition and big ideas with a UC education and on-campus entrepreneurial resources to launch successful businesses.
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