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A little-known part of your brain could keep you strong as you age

Huffington Post UK |
UCR bioengineers, professor Xiaoping Hu and doctoral student Amin Ghaffari pinpointed a little-known part of the brain crucial to maintaining strength and vitality as we age. 
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UC enrolls more Californians, driven by increases at Riverside campus

EdSource |
EdSource highlights a large increase at UCR for California.
UCR in the News

Nvidia says its new AI chips won't require as much AC

Marketplace / NPR |
UCR AI researcher Shaolei Ren talks with NPR's Marketplace about the benefits of next-generation chips that require less cooling.
UCR in the News

Learning new skills can help protect against loneliness and depression

The Sacramento Bee |
UCR's Rachel Wu discovered a link between continued skill learning and improved mental health during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UCR in the News

When research ends abruptly: preparing for study terminations with Brandon Brown, MPH, PhD

Research Ethics Reimagined |
What happens when research stops mid-stream? In this podcast, Brandon Brown breaks down the practical & ethical challenges of abrupt study terminations — and how the research community can prepare.
UCR in the News

America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil Linked to Obesity in New Study

Newsweek |
UCR's Frances Sladek and Sonia Deol discover a chemical reason why soybean oil leads to obesity in some individuals, but not others. 
UCR in the News

The benefits of being grateful

CNN |
Sonja Lyubomirsky talks about happiness with a CNN anchor who says the UCR researcher’s books have changed her life.
UCR in the News

Hunger is on the rise in the Coachella Valley

Palm Springs Life |
Kurt Schwabe explains that many Coachella Valley workers are trapped in seasonal, low-wage jobs that don’t cover housing + basic needs.