Content Authored by: Holly Ober

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Publishing company Wiley acquires zyBooks

The web-based, interactive textbook replacements were invented by a UC Riverside computer scientist and commercialized by the startup he co-founded, Zyante Inc

By Holly Ober | July 30, 2019 | Science / Technology

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Teacher incentive programs can improve student achievement

Programs that combine group and individual rewards can have good results and be cost-effective

By Holly Ober | July 22, 2019 | Social Science / Education

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This deep neural network fights deepfakes

Artificial intelligence to accurately detect altered photos is getting smarter

By Holly Ober | July 18, 2019 | Science / Technology

Screenshot of an interactive map on UCR STAR

Free dataset archive helps researchers quickly find a needle in a haystack

UCR STAR visualizes public spatio-temporal datasets through an interactive map

By Holly Ober | July 17, 2019 | Science / Technology

How to improve corporate social and environmental responsibility

Targeted violation reports are more likely to encourage vertical integration and reward “good” firms

By Holly Ober | June 27, 2019 | Business

mantis shrimp fighting and using the telson as a shield

The mantis shrimp’s perfect shield

How it’s inspiring a new class of lightweight, impact-resistant materials

By Holly Ober | June 10, 2019 | Science / Technology

Fiber-optic probe can see molecular bonds

Pointing the new nanoscopy tool like a Harry Potter wand reveals a high-resolution image of molecules

By Holly Ober | June 7, 2019 | Science / Technology

Andrea Cruz Castillo with her children

Engineering her family's future

Andrea Cruz Castillo pushed through self-doubt and maternal guilt to launch a career in data administration and database management

By Holly Ober | May 28, 2019 | Students

Laboratory experiment creating superfog from smoke and cool air

Seeing inside superfog

High humidity and plant moisture combine with cold air and smoke from burning vegetation to form particularly dense fog, but researchers can’t predict when

By Holly Ober | May 22, 2019 | Science / Technology

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Conspicuous slowdown in business activity hits Inland Empire

Region’s job growth underperforms state for first time since 2012

By Holly Ober | May 15, 2019 | Business

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UC Riverside gets $2.5 million for Inland Empire’s first entrepreneurial life sciences incubator

Life sciences startups will have local wet lab space and guidance from experts

By Holly Ober | May 7, 2019 | Science / Technology, Business

An activated Steinernema carpocapsae nematode

Petri dishes don’t make good hosts for parasitic nematodes

Some of what scientists know about how parasitic nematodes damage their host’s tissues may be missing the mark

By Holly Ober | May 2, 2019 | Science / Technology

SOLAIR team wins third prize

Sustainable laundry dryer lands third in design competition

The solar thermal technology directs heated air from the attic into a closet where wet clothes are hanging

By Holly Ober | April 25, 2019 | Students, Science / Technology

International Space Station

Astronauts might soon grow SPACE tomatoes

Grant to UC Riverside could help put tiny tomato plants on the International Space Station

By Holly Ober | April 25, 2019 | Science / Technology

New degree fills a gap in biotechnology labor force

The Professional Science Master’s Degree in Industrial Biotechnology prepares students for the most in-demand, highly skilled jobs

By Holly Ober | April 16, 2019 | Science / Technology

home construction

What's behind Southern California's housing crunch?

Local land use decisions and opposition cause the region to lag behind, especially in affordable housing

By Holly Ober | April 12, 2019 | Business

Fatemah Alharbi at work

This computer scientist beats hackers at their own game

Fatemah Alharbi discovered a serious security flaw, earning thanks from Apple

By Holly Ober | April 3, 2019 | Students, Science / Technology

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Inland Empire wage growth continues in tight labor market

The regions's home affordability helps local labor force expand

By Holly Ober | March 28, 2019 | Business

Chronoprint 75% cough syrup

Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds

“Chronoprints” can identify a sample from a video taken as it reacts to disturbance

By Holly Ober | March 18, 2019 | Science / Technology

Cindi Drake_poppy wildflower

Superbloom? If you say so

Superbloom is a term concocted by the media, but this year’s wildflowers are still spectacular, especially for the creatures that depend on them

By Holly Ober | March 15, 2019 | Science / Technology