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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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A man in a straw hat uses a wooden stick to start a fire in a brush pile while 6 people watch.
UC Santa Barbara |

A Chumash cultural burn reignites ancient practice for wildland conservation

“We're active in cultural revitalization, language revitalization, and doing this burn is one of those missing puzzle pieces,” said Robyne Redwater, whose family hails from villages in Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands.
José Hernández sitting outside in a NASA polo
UC Merced |

UC Regent and astronaut José Hernández shows students their dreams aren’t ‘A Million Miles Away’

José Hernández is the subject of the new feature film "A Million Miles Away," a story of resilience and achievement about his journey from working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley to fulfilling his dream of being a NASA astronaut.
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Cellular atlas of amygdala reveals new treatment target for cocaine addiction

A new study from UC San Diego could help address an unmet medical need and shed light on the molecular underpinnings of addiction.
Patrick Acuña, wearing a blue UCI polo and with tattoos on his scalp, types on a laptop.
UC Irvine School of Social Ecology |

After 30 years in California prison, he starts new life at UC Irvine

Patrick Acuña is one of 26 incarcerated people at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County admitted to UC Irvine through the Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees, or LIFTED, program.

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