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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 Newsroom |

7 UC faculty and alumni awarded MacArthur ‘genius grants’

Since 2020, UC alumni and faculty have accounted for nearly 1 in 4 recipients of the prestigious fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, which provides an $800,000, no-strings-attached grant to support the winner’s interests.
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UC Santa Cruz |

At the crossroads of language and AI

As technology advances in English, a UC Santa Cruz professor is making sure Indigenous languages don’t get left behind.
A 3D view of a whole mouse ovary, with every egg marked in green and the growing egg follicles in magenta.
UC San Francisco |

Why does female fertility decline so fast? The key is the ovary

With a new imaging technique, UC San Francisco scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age.
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UCLA |

Gene therapy delivers lasting immune protection in children with rare disorder

Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate, no serious complications in largest ADA-SCID gene therapy study to date

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