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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 San Francisco |

Will a pill help new moms bounce back from postpartum depression?

Margo Pumar, medical director of perinatal psychiatry at UCSF, on what families need to know about a new drug called zuranolone.
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UC San Francisco |

Can a simple fentanyl test curb San Francisco’s overdose crisis?

UC San Francisco professor Tessa Rife-Pennington shares how expanding access to fentanyl test strips could help drug users prevent overdose.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant

The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in the ancient Middle East began with a bang, according to new research from UC Santa Barbara.
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UC Berkeley |

A history of innovation: UC Berkeley entrepreneurs, companies that changed the way we live

You may not know these names, but you definitely know the results of their work.

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