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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 Santa Cruz |

Jammin' with Ronan: Rhythmically trained sea lion returns for an encore—and performs as well as humans

Ronan, the only non-human mammal to demonstrate highly precise beat keeping, continues to challenge our understanding of biomusicality.
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UC San Diego |

At UC San Diego, NOAA collaboration provides backbone for global environmental intelligence

NOAA support helps protect monitoring programs, weather forecasting, and technology development essential for public safety.
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UC San Francisco |

How ‘magic mushrooms’ could help Parkinson’s disease patients

A first-of-its-kind study tested the safety of psilocybin and found that patients experienced clinically significant improvements in mood, cognition, and motor function that lasted for weeks after the drug was out of their systems.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine scientists among winners of Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

$3 million award recognizes research achievements at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

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