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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 Riverside |

One of every six autistic children are expelled from daycare

Average age of rejected children was only 3.3 years old, survey found.
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UC San Diego |

Commercial-scale biomanufactured melatonin is here

A series of fundamental advances made by UC San Diego bioengineers is accelerating the promising field of biomanufacturing.
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UCLA |

The end of peanut allergies?

UCLA-developed technology could provide platform to fight other allergies, autoimmune disorders.
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California Magazine |

Meet Zona Roberts: The grandmother of the disability movement turns 103

How Ed Roberts and his mother Zona changed the world.

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