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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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9 amazing UC spots to call home

From Hogwarts to Middle Earth to oceanfront luxury, UC's housing has character to spare.
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Only at UC

At the nation's leading public university, there's no need to wait to change the world.
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Stopping an environmental disaster before it’s too late

How UC research sounded the alarm on the ozone layer.
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The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics

How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.

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