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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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Catherine “Catey” Vera
UC Berkeley |

For top graduating senior, a pirouette from ballet to human rights

The 2023 University Medalist, who emerged from the pandemic and the pain of her father’s death to excel at UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center, aspires to be a human rights lawyer.
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UCLA |

AANHPI Heritage Month 2023: Read, watch, listen

UCLA staff recommend books, films, music and more to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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UC San Francisco |

Could bird flu become the next pandemic?

Person-to-person transmission is unlikely, but not impossible, experts say.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity

UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic material of 47 individuals from different ancestral backgrounds to allow for…

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