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Does planting trees really help cool the planet?

Replanting forests can cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won’t cancel out human-generated warming.

By Jules Bernstein | May 29, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Music department hosts spring concerts

This spring is filled with live events from the UC Riverside Department of Music. The series will showcase the talents of UCR students and feature everything from Dvořák’s popular “New World Symphony” to chorale music from Japan and West Africa.

By J.D. Mathes | May 28, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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New study highlights health risks of ultrasonic cigarettes

UC Riverside researchers find harmful metals in u-cigarettes’ liquids and aerosols

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 28, 2025 | Health
S. Jack Hu

University of Georgia provost is UC Riverside’s new chancellor

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D. announced on Wednesday, May 28 the selection of S. Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, as UC Riverside’s next chancellor. The UC Board of Regents approved the appointment during a special meeting held...

By UCR News | May 28, 2025 | University
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Measles on the rise

UC Riverside biomedical scientists discuss the causes, consequences, and public health challenges of measles

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 23, 2025 | Health
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Home water-use app improves water conservation

A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals. The study found that use of the app—called Dropcountr—reduced average household water use by...

By David Danelski | May 23, 2025 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology
Coastal reef survey

Chemical warfare on the seafloor

Study shows how turf algae undermine kelp forest recovery

By UCR News | May 22, 2025 | Science / Technology
Portrait of Donald Zárate, 27, a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve, and a graduated from CHASS with a BA in political science and a BS in psychology. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Marching to the beat of his own drum

UCR graduate student Donald Zárate is a U.S. Army Reservist and a committed community volunteer.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 22, 2025 | University
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Pandemic misinformation at RivCo meetings studied

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major public health efforts to reduce infection rates and mitigate serious health effects of the disease through promotion of behavior such as getting vaccinated and wearing masks. An obstacle was the broad and rapid spread of misinformation about the coronavirus that causes the illness...

By Susan T. Mashiyama | May 20, 2025 | Social Science / Education
Man cuts fake Medicare card

Experts warn of deep harm from proposed Medicaid cuts

UC Riverside scholars highlight how proposed federal reductions could strip coverage and care from millions

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 19, 2025 | Health
hummingbird at flower

Half a century of wild: saving Box Springs Mountain Park

Riverside County celebrates the 50th year of Box Springs Mountain Park, an ecological preserve saved from development by community effort.

By Jules Bernstein | May 15, 2025 | University
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New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants

Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants and other information at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.

By Jules Bernstein | May 12, 2025 | Science / Technology
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UCR addresses teacher shortage in San Bernardino

Addressing a critical teacher shortage, UC Riverside has partnered with the San Bernardino City Unified School District to launch a new teacher residency program that fully covers tuition, provides living stipends, and guarantees teaching jobs for successful participants. The program, which began recruiting students this spring, is open to candidates...

By David Danelski | May 9, 2025 | Social Science / Education

Mathematizing keloid scars gets UCR 3rd at UC Grad Slam

On April 29, UC Riverside doctoral candidate Angeliz Vargas Casillas placed third in the 2025 UC Grad Slam, an annual competition challenging graduate students from the 10 UC campuses to effectively pitch their years-long Ph.D. research ... within three minutes ... using one single presentation slide. Gulp. The competition took...

By Malinn Loeung | May 8, 2025 | Students, University, Science / Technology
Uma Jayakumar

Framework offered for higher ed to defend racial equity

As the nation’s colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “race-neutral” admissions mandates and the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to campuses with DEI programs, a UC Riverside education professor urges institutions to respond to racial inequalities by working to improve their “racial climate health”—a concept she...

By David Danelski | May 8, 2025 | Social Science / Education
solar panel installation

Turning light into usable energy

A grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will allow UCR researchers to address one of physics' most complex mysteries - the process by which light transfers energy through materials.

By Jules Bernstein | May 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
A scene from the play A Doll's House.

UCR Theatre presents ‘A Doll’s House’

Thursday, May 8, at 8 p.m. is opening night for UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production’s interpretation of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House."

By J.D. Mathes | May 7, 2025 | Arts / Culture
Gus Argenal introduced as new UC Riverside men's basketball coach

Gus Argenal introduced as men's basketball coach

Heralding his ties to the Inland Empire and his commitment to winning through hard-work principles, UC Riverside on May 6 introduced its new men’s basketball head coach, Gus Argenal. Argenal comes to UCR following its most successful run since it joined NCAA’s Division I 24 years ago. In the past...

By John Warren | May 7, 2025 | Athletics, University
Woman holds hand of child

A culturally adapted obesity prevention for Latino families

UC Riverside-led study offers a framework for involving non-maternal caregivers in public health initiatives

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 7, 2025 | Health
drywood termite colony

Discovery: a better, more targeted termite terminator

UC Riverside researchers find a chemical able to kill about 95 percent of a drywood termite colony without off-target effects on mammals.

By Jules Bernstein | May 6, 2025 | Science / Technology
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