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'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China

Live Science |
LiveScience covers a presentation by UCR bioarchaeologist Elizabeth Berger in which she discusses extreme trauma found in an ancient Chinese cemetery.
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Google's AI tool that turns your notes into a podcast

KTLA5 |
KTLA features the application of NotebookLM in Rich Yueh's School of Business classroom.
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Scientists issue warning over newly discovered species that is already on the brink of extinction: 'Quite distinct'

The Cool Down |
UCR plant biologists Amy Litt and Tito Abbo discover a new species of native manzanita and its existence is already threatened by new development.
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We Haven’t Seen a Fight Like Harvard vs. Trump in Centuries

Distinguished Professor of Sociology Steven Brint addresses the Trump administration’s attack on Harvard University in this Chronicle of Higher Education essay. 
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Trump’s NASA cuts would decimate U.S. Venus science

Forbes |
UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane discusses the likely impact that preliminary budget cuts proposed by the Trump Administration would have on NASA’s twin missions to Venus, as well as on the global influence currently enjoyed by NASA scientists.
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Is this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air?

NPR |
UCR astrobiologist Eddie Schwieterman says that although there are hints of life on another planet, people should not rush to conclude the findings are a sure sign. He also thinks it would not be surprising "if the signal went away" when other groups reanalyzed the data.
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Estados Unidos y México tienen los mismos problemas y deben buscar juntos las soluciones

El Heraldo USA |
UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox shared with Heraldo USA his perspectives on the potential for collaboration between Mexico and the USA to address challenges in the environment, trade, transportation, and education. The interview is in English.
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An app can change how you see yourself at work

MSN / Phys.org |
Thomas Sy, UCR psychology professor, demonstrates how an app he helped design can change a workers' mindset for good.