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'Vulture bees' have quit pollen to feed their babies rotting meat — a mystery to scientists

Business Insider | November 24, 2021
Entomologists Quinn McFrederick and Jessica Maccaro discover that unusual meat-eating bees have microbiomes that are very different from the average vegetarian bee.
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Meat-eating vulture bees have evolved special gut bacteria to feast on flesh

CNN | November 24, 2021
Entomologists Quinn McFrederick and Jessica Maccaro examined the microbiomes of unusual meat-eating bees, and found their guts look like those belonging to hyenas and other carrion feeders.
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Bizarre Biting Bee With Gut Like A Vulture Loves Eating Chicken

IFL Science! | November 23, 2021
New research from entomologists Quinn McFrederick, Jessica Maccaro and Doug Yangea shows remarkable changes in the microbiome of an unusual meat-eating bee species.
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Social media use linked to depression in adults

NBC News | November 23, 2021
UCR psychology researcher Rachel Wu weighed in on an outside study that ties social media to anxiety and depression in adults. 
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UCR Exhibit Shares History of Riverside's Long Unknown Koreatown

KVCR | November 22, 2021
Edward Chang, professor of ethnic studies, discovered Pachappa Camp, the first known Korean American settlement in the mainland U.S.
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Eddie Redmayne reflects on playing trans woman in 'Danish Girl': 'It was a mistake'

USA Today | November 22, 2021
Gender and sexuality studies professor Jane Ward says it would be nice if there were enough LGBT roles that any actor could play them, but that isn't the case. 
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“We are going to make you beg for mercy”: America’s public servants face a wave of threats

Vox | November 18, 2021
Joseph Kahne, a professor of education policy, says threats of violence at school board meetings are up markedly, but hard data on this is lacking because it is a new phenomenon.
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The Magnificent Orchards That Protect the World’s Fruit

Atlas Obscura | November 17, 2021
Tracy Kahn, curator of the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection, talks to Gastro Obscura about the importance of preserving genetic diversity in agricultural crops, particularly citrus.
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