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UCR geneticist Julia Bailey-Serres led a team that mapped out rice's response to drought and flooding, in order to help it survive in both climate extremes.

KVCR interviews John Jennings, professor of media and cultural studies, regarding the first-ever Mini Comic Fest held at UC Riverside Culver Center of the Arts. 

Neuroscience graduate student Elena Kozlova has been awarded $50,000 from Danone North America's annual gut microbiome, yogurt and probiotic program.

Paleobiologist Mary Droser will co-lead NASA's new research coordination network looking for clues about life on other planets by delving into Earth's ancient past.

Marilyn Fogel, endowed UCR geoecology professor, was dubbed the “isotope queen” for illuminating fundamental scientific questions through analysis of atomic isotope ratios. She died May 11 at her home in Mariposa, Calif. 

David Eastmond, UCR toxicologist and professor emeritus, worries about the risk posed by repeated exposure to benzene. It is the combined exposure from multiple sources that poses the biggest health risks, he said.

Boris Baer, a professor of pollinator health, keeps bees on campus. He says last year UCR lost 90% of its bees last year due to pesticide use in the area.

Scientists from three UCR agricultural research departments used CRISPR to change the eye color of the glassy-winged sharpshooter. Their work opens the door to new genetic tools to end the insect’s bacteria-spreading reign of terror and save countless vulnerable vineyards from infection.