UCR environmental toxicologist Aleksandra Karapetrova collected snow at sites in the Sierra so remote they could only be accessed by skiing to them. She found detectable levels of microplastics everywhere she went.
Andy Crosby, a professor at UCR's School of Public Policy, appeared on Sacramento NBC affiliate KCRA to discuss polling accuracy ahead of the midterm elections.
Michael Allen, soil ecologist and UCR professor emeritus, showed that gophers helped revive ground made barren by the eruption of Mt. St. Helens volcano in 1980 by transporting helpful microbes. He may repeat the experiment to learn whether gophers can similarly help other environmentally damaged sites.
UCR, which offers a higher education opportunity in a prison in Riverside County, will expand to a second prison in the Inland Empire in the coming years.
UCR bioinformatics graduate student Ryan Bruellman finds that having a dollar story nearby is linked to higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.