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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 San Francisco |
New CRISPR center brings hope for rare and deadly genetic diseases
CRISPR collaboration combines expertise from three UC schools to scale treatment for diseases that industry has largely passed by — until now.
UCLA Magazine |
The time traveler: Eddie Cole on affirmative action and this moment in history
With affirmative action under attack, historian Eddie Cole ponders the past — his own, and the country’s — as American higher education barrels toward an uncertain future.
UC Riverside |
Keys to aging hidden in the leaves
Researchers at UC Riverside have pinpointed the part of a plant's cell that governs the speed of aging. By tinkering with these organelle, they've been able to bring nearly-dead plants back to vigorous health.
UC Berkeley |
Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration
Researcher from UC Berkeley aims to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles.
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