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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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Will the U.S. economy fall into recession in 2023? Only if the Fed intensifies current tightening policies

California on the verge of recovering all jobs lost since pandemic; investors buying up larger share of homes in the Inland Empire.
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Three remarkable scientists with UC connections win Nobel Prizes

This year, the winners in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry all share one important distinction: important foundational time spent at UC, a cradle of inventiveness, experimentation and learning.
UCLA |

Driving high? Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer

By oxidizing THC to create an electric current, a UCLA team’s fuel cell sensor can reveal the presence of the drug.
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California’s public higher education leaders united in their support of DACA

In a joint statement, leaders urge DACA recipients to renew their status as a federal court reviews the program’s legal standing.

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