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Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses

UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrances

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 28, 2020 | Science / Technology
An intersection near the entrance to UCR

UC Riverside computer scientists receive grant to improve security of visual artificial intelligence

Amit Roy-Chowdhury leads project that will develop robust context-aware machine vision for computers

By Holly Ober | July 27, 2020 | Science / Technology
neurons

Neurons are genetically programmed to have long lives

UC Riverside-led study identifies mechanism that prevents death of neurons

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 24, 2020 | Science / Technology
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UC Riverside research team fuels the hemp revolution

A new hemp pulping method that converts 100% of the plant to useful components moves toward commercialization

By Holly Ober | July 24, 2020 | Science / Technology
Rattlesnake coiled up

Hot or cold, venomous vipers still quick to strike

Most reptiles move slower when temperatures drop, but venomous rattlesnakes appear to be an exception. The cold affects them, but not as much as scientists expected.

By Jules Bernstein | July 23, 2020 | Science / Technology

Cancer researcher named UCR medical school’s newest endowed chair

Adam Godzik has been named the Bruce D. and Nancy B. Varner Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 21, 2020 | Health, University

How to solve California’s digital divide

A quarter of Californians lack meaningful access to the internet at home; here’s why that matters, and how to fix it

By Tess Eyrich | July 21, 2020 | Social Science / Education
nematode

Parasitic worm venom evades human immune system

It’s likely that billions of people are unaware they have been infected with parasitic worms. A UC Riverside scientist has won $1.8 million to try and understand why. The National Institutes of Health granted an Outstanding Investigator Award to Adler Dillman, an assistant professor of parasitology, so he can shed...

By Jules Bernstein | July 20, 2020 | Science / Technology

This is how we can improve response to the next pandemic

A UC Riverside medical sociologist offers five strategies for combating misinformation and strengthening public health

By Tess Eyrich | July 20, 2020 | Social Science / Education
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UCR freshmen admissions for fall 2020 up 17%

UCR admissions up 17% for fall 2020, with gains among underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income students.

By John Warren | July 16, 2020 | University
University Extension received a federal grant to help train the local labor force.

University Extension receives federal grant to help train the local labor force

The United States Department of Labor has awarded nearly $1 million to UC Riverside’s University Extension to help train the Southern California’s labor force. The four-year grant known as “Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap” will allow the University Extension to work with businesses in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Los...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | July 16, 2020 | University
Trucks parked in front of a warehouse

Resurging virus could throw burgeoning economic recovery off its rails

Across U.S., California, and Inland Empire, chance of a rapid bounce dims

By Victoria Pike Bond | July 16, 2020 | Business
Cover for "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Extended Cut (2020) #1"

Graphic Novelist John Jennings reflects on relevance of X-Men story ‘God Loves, Man Kills’ in an essay for Marvel

In an essay for Marvel, John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies, reflects on the 1982 graphic novel “X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills” by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson, which is being re-released this year in a two-part extended cut. “ Solving for X: ‘God Loves, Man Kills’...

By UCR News | July 15, 2020 | Arts / Culture

School of Medicine faculty receive grants to increase diversity in biomedical sciences, study incentives in research, boost mental health treatment

Total funding of three grants exceeds $1.2 million

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 15, 2020 | Health
A view overlooking UC Riverside with snow-covered Mt. Baldy in the distance

UC Riverside partners with City of Riverside on Eastside revitalization project

CE-CERT will track greenhouse gas reductions, indicators of public health, and economic impacts from the $31 million dollar project

By Holly Ober | July 15, 2020 | Science / Technology

Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits

How does memory training lead to cognitive benefits? Aaron Seitz, director of the Brain Game Center for mental fitness and well-being at the University of California, Riverside, has wrestled with this question for several years. Now he and Susanne Jaeggi, an associate professor at the UC Irvine School of Education...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 13, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology
chicken wearing a backpack sensor

Parasite infestations revealed by tiny chicken backpacks

Blood-feeding livestock mites can be detected with wearable sensor technology nicknamed “Fitbits for chickens.” To help farmers detect mite infestations, a team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists led by UC Riverside entomologist Amy Murillo has created a new insect detection system. The team’s work is detailed in the journal...

By Jules Bernstein | July 13, 2020 | Science / Technology

Campaign crowdfunds over $12,000 for LGBTQIA+ students

The campaign was launched by UCR’s LGBT Resource Center to support students impacted by COVID-19

By Tess Eyrich | July 9, 2020 | Students, University

California Indian scholars to lead conversation on missions

Virtual conference will reexamine mission mythology amid widespread removal of Junipero Serra statues

By Tess Eyrich | July 9, 2020 | Arts / Culture

Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions

UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophrenia

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 8, 2020 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education
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