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Scientists find plastic pollution in Sierra Nevada snowfall, even far from people

The Sacramento Bee |
UCR environmental toxicologist Aleksandra Karapetrova collected snow at sites in the Sierra so remote they could only be accessed by skiing to them. She found detectable levels of microplastics everywhere she went. 
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UC Riverside political expert examines polling uncertainties and voter turnout ahead of midterms

KCRA TV |
Andy Crosby, a professor at UCR's School of Public Policy, appeared on Sacramento NBC affiliate KCRA to discuss polling accuracy ahead of the midterm elections.
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Four decades ago, scientists dropped gophers onto a volcano. They might try it again.

Popular Mechanics |
Michael Allen, soil ecologist and UCR professor emeritus, showed that gophers helped revive ground made barren by the eruption of Mt. St. Helens volcano in 1980 by transporting helpful microbes. He may repeat the experiment to learn whether gophers can similarly help other environmentally damaged sites.
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Inside California’s decadelong higher education expansion in prisons

Ed Source |
UCR, which offers a higher education opportunity in a prison in Riverside County, will expand to a second prison in the Inland Empire in the coming years.
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What to do If you find a Black bidow spider in your home

Martha Stewart |
Retired UC Riverside entomologist Rick Vetter shares his thoughts on what to do if you find a black widow spider. Step one: don't panic. 
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Meet the SoCal professor battling to save dogs from a crippling parasite

The Los Angeles Times |
LA Times features Adler Dillman, chair of UCR’s Nematology Department, and his fight against a deadly parasite affecting dogs.
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Dollar store groceries may come with a hidden health cost

Consumer Affairs |
UCR bioinformatics graduate student Ryan Bruellman finds that having a dollar story nearby is linked to higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
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After 2 Deaths and reports of brain tumors, how dangerous is gene therapy, really?

Gizmodo |
The School of Medicine’s Joy Xiang shares her thoughts with Gizmodo’s Ed Cara on how dangerous gene therapy may be.