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Ice melting could slow vital ocean current - which could slightly slow melting

IFL Science / MSN | October 28, 2024
UCR graduate student Yu-Chi Lee led a team that found a slowing ocean current could keep Arctic temperatures 2° C (3.6° F) cooler than they would otherwise likely be in 2100. That sounds encouraging – until you realize that under their calculations the region warms by a shocking 8° C (14.4° F) instead of a catastrophic 10° C (18° F).
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Opinion: Vivid pinks, greens and Dodger blue mark the joy of October in Southern California

The Los Angeles Times | October 24, 2024
Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing Susan Straight offers a beautiful perspective on fall colors in Southern California.
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US public schools burned up nearly $3.2bn fending off rightwing culture attacks – report

The Guardian | October 23, 2024
UCR researchers surveyed 467 schools and found funds for learning improvements were diverted to security, PR and attorneys.
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How the Culture Wars Are Costing Schools Billions

Education Week | October 23, 2024
Joseph Kahne, with UCR's School of Education, authored a study showing that issues involving race and policies related to LGBTQ+ students’ rights have cost American schools more than $3 billion in the 2023-24 academic year.
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UCR Palm Desert launches online cannabis workforce program

KESQ News Channel 3 - Palm Springs | October 15, 2024
To address the high demand for skilled workers in the rapidly growing cannabis industry, UCR Palm Desert has launched a new program. Program Director Agam Patel speaks with the station about the program.
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Yep, you’re probably breathing in plastic chemicals, study finds

LAist / KPCC 89.3 FM | October 8, 2024
Chances are you’re inhaling the toxic chemicals used to make plastics more flexible, according to a new study by led by David Volz, UC Riverside professor of environmental toxicology.
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DNA Reveals the Origin Stories of America’s Captive Tigers

The New York Times | October 4, 2024
Ellie E. Armstrong, assistant professor of evolutionary genomics at UCR, is a co-author of a new study in which the ​​genomes of 138 tigers rescued from private ownership were sequenced, including two once owned by Joe Exotic, the main subject of “Tiger King.”
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What happens when art and science collide? PST Art in Los Angeles has the answer

The Financial Times | September 27, 2024
The Financial Times chats with Douglas McCulloh, UCR ARTS interim director, regarding the mega exhibition Digital Capture: Southern California and the Pixel-Based Image World.
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