Sharing the wealth in terms of federal research dollars would improve the quality of education for many students and increase U.S. competitiveness, wrote UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox.
Many people don’t know the difference between wild and domestic bees, further obscuring both the troubles faced by many wild species and their value, says Hollis Woodard, a UCR entomologist.
Dividing the future into “semesters” — traditionally 15 to 17 weeks long at American colleges — can help people plan incremental objectives in service of a larger goal, according to Rachel Wu, an associate UCR professor of psychology. It can also help older people feel younger by remembering their college years.
Story features UCR botanists Mary Lu Arpaia and Eric Focht’s newly released Luna UCR avocado breed, which boasts a “sweet, sort of floral characteristic.”
Richard Rodríguez, a UCR professor of English, writes about post-punk music and why despite some thoughts to the contrary, the music does not erase but enhances Latinx fans' identities.
While past studies have linked fracking to earthquakes, UCR seismologist Abhi Ghosh and his colleagues now say the drilling method is also a source of even small seismic tremors.
The Luna, a new avocado breed developed by UCR agricultural scientists Mary Lu Arpaia and Eric Focht, features a rind that turns a tell-tale black when ripe.