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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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Persistence was key to UC regent and NASA astronaut José Hernández’s achievement of lifelong dream
Hernández shares what he has learned from a life that is the stuff of movies. (In fact, Amazon is turning it into a feature film!)
UC Davis Health |
World’s first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery
Groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis and other abnormal functions of spina bifida before birth.
UC Riverside |
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.
UC Newsroom |
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.
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