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Groundwater depletion sinks home prices in California's Central Valley

UC Riverside study has found that subsidence from excessive groundwater pumping in California's Central Valley reduced home values between 2.4% and 5.8% or between $6,689 and $16,165 per home. These costs totaled $1.87 billion in aggregate housing value lost, the study estimated.

By David Danelski | July 31, 2025 | Science / Technology, Business
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Researchers shed light on photo electricity generation

UC Riverside researchers have unveiled a powerful new imaging technique that exposes how cutting-edge materials used in solar panels and light sensors convert light into electricity—offering a path to better, faster, and more efficient devices.

By David Danelski | July 30, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Study reveals importance of culture in intimate partner violence recovery

IPV affects college students at high rates, with Latina students being at heightened risk

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 30, 2025 | Health, Students
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Positive ethnic identity fosters STEM career aspirations

In a collaboration with a Chicago science museum, UCR psychology scholars find that when minority youth aspire toward careers in science and technology, their confidence and how they think society views their ethnic-racial group can play a crucial role.

By David Danelski | July 29, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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Innovation is a golden opportunity for quantum computing

Peng Wei, an associate professor of physics at UC Riverside, has filed for a U.S. patent on a novel process that enhances the performance of quantum computers by coating niobium metal superconductor surfaces with an ultra-thin layer of gold.

By David Danelski | July 29, 2025 | Science / Technology

Campus shatters previous fall admissions record

UC Riverside admitted a total of 71,069 first-year and transfer students for fall 2025, a new record. It far exceeded the previous record of 51,345, set last year. "Offering admission to more students this year reflects our deep commitment to expanding opportunities for students who aspire to attend a world-class...

By John Warren | July 28, 2025 | University
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In 'Ecstasy', having everything isn't everything

We’d like to think that gender relations have improved significantly in the last 2,600 years, but Ivy Pochoda’s new book “ Ecstasy” shows how some forms of oppression have stood the test of time. A modern retelling of the Greek tragedy “The Bacchae,” the book shines light on the cages...

By Nicole Elyse Feldman | July 24, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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U.S., Vietnam mark 30th anniversary of normalized relations

America withdrew its troops from Vietnam in 1973 and South Vietnam fell in 1975. The “fall” (or, in the official Vietnamese view the “reunification”) of Saigon was the subject of many 50th anniversary events this past spring on April 30th. This year also marks a far less-studied milestone: the 30th...

By John Warren | July 22, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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'Gail Rebhan, About Time' considers gender roles, aging

On exhibit until August 17 at the California Museum of Photography is “ Gail Rebhan, About Time.” This is Rebhan’s first museum retrospective, having begun her career in the early 1970s as an undergraduate student at Antioch College before entering the MFA program at California Institute of the Arts. Self-portraits...

By J.D. Mathes | July 22, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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Chemical shield stops stressed DNA from triggering disease

Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before the damage causes disease.

By Jules Bernstein | July 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Inhaled agricultural dust disrupts gut health

UC Riverside study highlights need for protective measures for agricultural workers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 18, 2025 | Health
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UC Riverside scientists develop tool to detect fake videos

UCR computer scientists team up with Google scientists to develop an artificial intelligence model that detects fake videos — even when manipulations go far beyond face swaps and altered speech.

By David Danelski | July 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
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School of Business joins council of global business schools

UC Riverside’s School of Business has been accepted into the Graduate Management Admission Council, or GMAC, a prestigious global association of leading graduate business schools.

By David Danelski | July 17, 2025 | Business, University
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Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

Solid-state batteries are poised to transform everything from electric cars to consumer electronics, and represent a transformational leap in energy storage.

By Jules Bernstein | July 16, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Cleaner East Asian air unmasks a much hotter planet

As China slashed sulfur dioxide emissions by roughly 75 percent, a new study finds Earth began warming much, much faster.

By Jules Bernstein | July 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Riverside Free Clinic: A health resource for the community

UCR medical students gain valuable experience attending to patients and medical issues

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 9, 2025 | Health, Students
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Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale

Researchers have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a discovery that could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.

By Jules Bernstein | July 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
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UC Riverside scholar reimagines student engagement

The "Carry the Class" teaching method helps college students master concepts while fostering a sense of ownership through more meaningful social interactions among students and faculty, which creates a sense of community and shared purpose.

By David Danelski | July 7, 2025 | Business, Social Science / Education
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Sugar, the hidden thermostat in plants

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night when the air is cool. New research suggests that during the day, another signal takes over. Sugar, produced in sunlight, helps plants detect heat and decide when to grow.

By Jules Bernstein | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology

Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to therapies

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible. Led by Karine Le Roch, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology, the...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology
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