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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 |
Native American students experience college life during a one-week summer program
For 17 years Native American Student Programs has been hosting Gathering of the Tribes, the longest running Native American youth summer program in the UC system.
UC San Francisco |
Turnaway study shows impact of abortion access on well-being
A groundbreaking study reveals the long-term adverse effects of unwanted pregnancy on people’s lives, pointing to widespread challenges that will result from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
UCLA |
The Supreme Court ruled against the EPA. Here’s what UCLA legal experts have to say
The decision could have wide-reaching consequences for federal agencies’ ability to regulate industries.
UC Berkeley |
Like it or not, we’re prone to adopt popular beliefs, even fake ones
As social creatures, we care what others think — but that has a big downside.
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