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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 Merced |

Open arms, open skies: Students welcomed at spirited, soggy Scholars Bridge crossing

A summer storm made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before.
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UC Riverside |

How to build larger, more reliable quantum computers

UC Riverside scientists link multiple quantum chips to grow quantum systems.
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UC San Diego |

Tracking the UV? Ditching the SPF? Here’s what a dermatologist says

While online conversations about sun exposure are trending, the risks of UV radiation are real and cumulative, says UC San Diego dermatologist Y. Linda Liou, DO.
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UC San Francisco |

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.

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