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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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Could a bacteria-killing virus help solve antibiotic resistance?
Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the host bacteria’s defenses.
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UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier among research universities
Each UC campus now resides among the exclusive group of 187 accredited doctoral-granting universities in the United States designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
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How research prepared Sonya Brooks to represent UC students on the Board of Regents
The first Black woman to serve as UC's student regent talks about her scholarship, her journey as a student raising young kids, and her priorities for change.
UC Santa Barbara |
Researchers solve a fluid mechanics mystery
UC Santa Barbara researchers now know why a pool of red dye somehow “knew” how to solve a maze filled with milk.
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