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Thirdhand smoke can trigger skin diseases, study warns

The Independent UK |
Smoke dust may lead to initiation of inflammation-induced skin diseases like contact dermatitis and psoriasis, according to research led by a team of scientists at UCR.
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'Broccoli Gas' Could Be a Clue to Life on Distant Planets

CNET |
Astrophysicists Michaela Leung and Eddie Schwieterman led a study indicating a type of gas produced by broccoli and other plants on Earth could indicate life on distant planets as well.
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To find alien life, scientists suggest searching space for this party drug

Futurism |
Astrophysicist Eddie Schwieterman suggests in a new paper that the same stuff college students huff for a quick high could also be a new indicator for whether or not a planet is habitable.
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How did we forget about the first Koreatown in America, right here in Riverside County?

Desert Sun |
Edward T. Chang, professor of ethnic studies and founding director of the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies, co-authored this piece about Pachappa Camp. The camp, a self-governed California community made for and by Korean Americans, was a mecca for the Korean independence movement and a bulwark against anti-Asian racism in America.
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Looking for life beyond our solar system? Laughing gas could be a sign, new study suggests

USA Today |
There’s been a lot of thought put into oxygen and methane as substances that could be signs of life on distant planets. Fewer researchers have seriously considered nitrous oxide as one of those substances, but a team led by UCR astrobiologist Eddie Schwieterman thinks that may be a mistake.
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How a hobby farm taught me to set priorities in academia

Nature |
Professor of Medicine Brandon Brown and his family sold their home during the pandemic and purchased a smaller one with significantly more land, hundreds of fruit trees and plants, a flock of chickens, and a group of farm cats. Tending them helped him learn to balance his academic career with other pursuits. 
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Laughing Gas Could Be a Sign of Life on Distant Planets

CNET |
A team of astrobiologists led by UCR's Edward Schwieterman has proposed looking for nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, as a possible indication of life on distant worlds.
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Just 1 in 10 Inland Empire Latinos has a bachelor’s degree or higher

The Press Enterprise |
Compiled by UCR’s Center for Social Innovation, a new study found that Latinos, with 2.37 million people, now make up 51.5% of the Inland population. However, uust 11% of Inland Latinos had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2020 and Inland Latinos were four times as likely as White residents to lack a high school diploma.