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Industry experience pays off in corporate audits, study finds

Corporations that partner with auditors who specialize in the company’s industry reap cost savings and get a better picture of their finances, while auditors who “low-ball” their fees to compensate for a lack of experience by hiking their fees in subsequent years and produce lower-quality audits, a new study has...

By David Danelski | December 10, 2024 | Business
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AI’s deadly air pollution toll

Computer processing demands for artificial intelligence, or AI, are spurring increasing levels of deadly air pollution from power plants and backup diesel generators that continuously supply electricity to the fast-growing number of computer processing centers. This air pollution, a new UCR and Caltech study estimates, is expected to result in...

By David Danelski | December 9, 2024 | Science / Technology, Business
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Too much sitting hurts even young, active people

A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, and current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset the negative effects.

By Jules Bernstein | December 4, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Taking a worry off the plates of UCR students

Thanks to donor support, Basic Needs R’Pantry is providing food and household items to UC Riverside students in need.

By Devlin Smith | December 2, 2024 | University

Reestablishing UCR’s API Alumni Network

After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.

By Malinn Loeung | November 27, 2024 | Students, University
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AI optimizes hog farming profitability

Deciding when to bring a hog to market has never been an easy task. To maximize profits, farmers must gauge changing animal weights, pork prices, feed costs, and pen space, while also keeping an inventory of ready-for-market pigs to meet long-term contractual obligations with meat processors. With so many variables...

By David Danelski | November 25, 2024 | Business, Science / Technology
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Drought-friendly UCR turfgrass is now on the market

UC Riverside has licensed a new drought-resistant bermudagrass cultivar that may well change the landscape of Southern California and beyond. The agreement with licensee West Coast Turf will allow for the grass, which is being commercialized as Coachella™, to be available for purchase. The university’s Office of Technology Partnerships said...

By John Warren | November 25, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Probiotic may counteract fire-retardant chemical damage

UC Riverside mouse study shows probiotic reduced negative impacts of PBDEs on development, behavior, and metabolism

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 22, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
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UCR collaboration brings in electric truck manufacturer

Voltu Motor Inc., an Argentine company recognized for its sustainable and versatile electric vehicles, will establish its global headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Riverside.

By David Danelski | November 22, 2024 | Science / Technology, University
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UCR receives major NIH grant for extending longevity

With age-related conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia on the rise, the University of California, Riverside, is joining a major effort to develop treatments that delay aging and improve life for older adults. The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $45...

By Jules Bernstein | November 20, 2024 | Science / Technology
Scott Evans and Ian Hughes excavating a fossil bed at Nilpena National Park.

Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery

Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.

By Sarah Nightingale | November 18, 2024 | Science / Technology
David Betts and his late father, Warren R. Betts. (Photo courtesy of David Betts)

$1 million donation to support arts and humanities students

Alum David Betts, ’90, establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance for students participating in the UCDC internship program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 15, 2024 | University
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Plastic bag bans have lingering impacts, even after repeals

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering impacts include some that run contrary to the goals of the policies.

By David Danelski | November 15, 2024 | Business, Social Science / Education
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Join the UCR Orchestra and Wind Ensemble for the Fall Concert 

Join the UCR Orchestra and Wind Ensemble at the annual Fall Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. at the University Theatre.

By J.D. Mathes | November 13, 2024 | Arts / Culture
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Were the 2024 election polls wrong? UCR expert weighs in

Most political polls for the 2024 presidential election saw a close race in the electoral college, and a resounding popular-vote victory for Democrat Kamala Harris. Trump won the electoral college 312 to 226, and the popular vote by more than three million votes. We asked polling and survey expert Andy...

By John Warren | November 13, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Pancreas or pancreatic cancer with organs and tumors or cancerous cells 3D rendering illustration with male body.

Protein degradation strategy offers hope in cancer therapy

UC Riverside researchers say ‘molecular crowbar’ strategy is a promising method in drug discovery

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 11, 2024 | Health
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Undergrad student veteran starts career with NAVSEA

UC Riverside undergraduate Jacob Bradfield shares a connection with UCR’s first student, Jim McMillin, who was admitted 70 years ago. They were both student veterans and entered UCR after serving in the United States Navy. The day after McMillin was released from the Navy in 1954, he shook hands with...

By Malinn Loeung | November 11, 2024 | Students
Jennifer Nájera, associate professor of ethnic studies at UC Riverside, holds her new book, Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education. (UCR/Sandra Baltazar Martínez)

New book tells the stories of undocumented students

Ethnic studies professor Jennifer R. Nájera captures narratives of UC Riverside students in “Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education.”

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 8, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Peter and the Starcatchers

'Peter and the Starcatcher' offers fun, with purpose

If you are ready for a fun-filled, and a little surreal, musical for some relief from the election, then do not miss UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production staging of the Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the University Theatre. The play, which runs Nov. 7-16, is Rick...

By J.D. Mathes | November 6, 2024 | Arts / Culture
Jessica Kaswick (right), executive director of the Max H. Gluck Foundation, visits UC Riverside on April 23, 2024.

UCR receives grant to offer free and inclusive community arts programming

Continuation of Gluck Fellows Program provides wide-ranging opportunities for self-expression and creativity.

By Laura Ferreiro | November 6, 2024 | Arts / Culture
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