Roopa Viraraghavan at the UCR School of Medicine says she’s already seeing patients with complaints of respiratory and eye irritation, along with fatigue, headaches and reduced lung functions.
William Grover, associate professor of bioengineering, led the development of an air-powered sensor that issues a wind-powered warning when a critical medical device fails.
Xóchitl Chávez, assistant professor in the Department of Music, interviewed by Palabra, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' multimedia news site.
Extended heatwaves have left forests in California and Canada tinder-dry, setting the stage for more intense and fast-moving fires. According to James Gomez, a PhD student studying wildfires at UCR, warmer air draws more water from vegetation, leaving it drier and more flammable. When lightning strikes, there is more fuel for it to burn.
