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A car-sized tumbleweed made quite a scene on a California highway

NPR | November 24, 2023
A 2019 UCR study by Shana Welles and Norman Ellstrand found that a new species of gigantic tumbleweeds — Salsola ryanii — can grow up to 6 feet tall. It is also likely to keep expanding its territory as a result of climate change.
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Extinct Sea Creature Fossils Help Solve Ancient Geography Puzzle

Newsweek | November 24, 2023
UC Riverside professor Nigel Hughes and his former graduate student Shelly Wernette discovered 10 new species of a strange type of marine animal that lived around 490 million years ago.
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Millions of Latinos will gather for the holidays. Some will be shamed for their Spanish skills

The Sacramento Bee | November 23, 2023
Jennifer Nájera, an associate professor of ethnic studies at UCR, discusses linguistic discrimination that Mexican, Spanish-speaking children in Texas, California and the U.S. Southwest experience in public school situations.
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Big rise in small business owners

NBC Palm Springs | November 21, 2023
Qingfang Wang, a UCR professor of public policy, says more Americans are embracing entrepreneurship. “There are more than 33 million small businesses in America,” she said. “The most recent years have seen a record-breaking new business application in the United States.”
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Community college-to-UC pipeline gets a boost as California ‘guarantees’ transfers

The Hechinger Report | November 17, 2023
Starting in 2026, California community college students will have a better shot at transferring to UCLA or other UC campuses, including UCR.
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Cal State East Bay offers cannabis online training certification programs, and registration is still open

The Los Angeles Times | November 10, 2023
Cal State East Bay is offering certification programs for people interested in working in the cannabis industry. The courses were made possible through a partnership with Green Flower, a company that builds cannabis curriculum and has 24 partnerships with local government, business leaders and educational institutions across the U.S., including UC Riverside.
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UC Riverside events support first-generation students

The Press Enterprise | November 7, 2023
UCR recognizes first-generation students, faculty members and employees whose parents or guardians did not earn a four-year degree.
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Jupiter Is a Black Sheep Which Protects All Life on Earth

Newsweek | November 1, 2023
While Jupiter may be our planetary guardian angel, protecting us from harm, new research from UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane shows gas giants in other solar systems might actually wreak havoc on other exoplanets nearby.
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