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Harris' Indian Heritage Could Boost Biden With Asian-American Voters

The New York Times | August 13, 2020
Political science professor Karthick Ramakrishnan weighs in on whether Kamala Harris might sway a crucial group of voters in the presidential election. 
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Trump is threatening to ban another Chinese app — one used, partly, by his base

Yahoo News | August 10, 2020
Karthick Ramakrishnan, public policy professor, weighs in on how an American ban on WeChat might affect national politics. 
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Everyone Deserves a Safe Option for Fall

Inside Higher Ed | August 7, 2020
Interim Provost Tom Smith makes the argument to the higher education community for allowing safety to lead the discussion on returning to campus in the midst of the pandemic. 
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US schools reopen in virus hotspots

Yahoo News | August 7, 2020
UC Riverside epidemiologist Brandon Brown comments on the need for students to speak up if they feel practices at their school are not safe. 
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Cutting-Edge Research Shows How Hair Dulls Razor Blades

Wisconsin Public Radio | August 6, 2020
UC Riverside materials scientist Suveen Mathaudhu offers his reaction to new research about how hair wears down shaving blades. 
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Solar Systems Without Gas Giants Likely To Harbor Multiple Earths

Forbes | August 1, 2020
Solar systems without Jupiter-like planets may be rife with multiple habitable planets, according to UC Riverside astrobiologist Stephen Kane, in a new Astronomical Journal paper.
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How the Australian Finger Lime Could Save American Citrus

Smithsonian Magazine | July 31, 2020
UC Riverside geneticist Hailing Jin's discovery of a peptide in an obscure Australian fruit has the potential to prevent and treat a disease that destroys citrus trees. 
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Other solar systems could cram in as many as seven Earth-like planets

CNET | July 31, 2020
We might want to blame Jupiter for the lack of other habitable planets around our own sun, according to a new study led by UC Riverside astrobiologist Stephen Kane. 
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