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Freshman computer science student Ervin Young building a computer for low-income students

UC Riverside freshman builds computers for high school students in need

Computer science student helps ensure Covid-19 pandemic won’t hinder academic success in his community

By Holly Ober | April 22, 2020 | Science / Technology, Students
construction workers building a house

This is how our economy can survive the pandemic

Economist Gloria González-Rivera offers insight on how to limit damage

By Holly Ober | April 22, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Business
A shop with a closed sign.

New economic outlook optimistic but warns of ‘wild cards’ that could send things spiraling

A second outbreak will have even worse damage

By Holly Ober | April 20, 2020 | Business
covid-19 virus

UC Riverside bioengineer seeks to calm influenza’s cytokine storms

Work on selective immune system suppression in influenza could transfer directly to COVID-19

By Holly Ober | April 10, 2020 | Science / Technology
grass in the shade

Study identifies new temperature sensing mechanism in plants

Phytochrome foci have different behaviors at different temperatures and types of light

By Holly Ober | April 3, 2020 | Science / Technology
Water running from a kitchen tap

Removing the novel coronavirus from the water cycle

Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic

By Holly Ober | April 2, 2020 | Science / Technology
A blue sky over the empty UC Riverside campus

The shutdown brought bluer skies but more nighttime ozone to the Inland Empire

Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

By Holly Ober | March 31, 2020 | Science / Technology
artists rendering of ikaria wariootia

Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils

A wormlike creature that lived more than 555 million years ago is the earliest bilaterian

By Holly Ober | March 23, 2020 | Science / Technology
An info graphic showing gears and learning icons

This UC Riverside professor was ready for the shift to online instruction

Frank Vahid has been using web-based teaching tools and incorporating online instruction into his courses since 2012

By Holly Ober | March 17, 2020 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education
SoRX the soft robot developed at UC Riverside

Making ‘soft’ robots work harder

A new robot developed at UC Riverside can navigate uneven surfaces with silicone legs

By Holly Ober | March 13, 2020 | Science / Technology
A Tesla car battery broken by industry standard fast charging

Fast-charging damages electric car batteries

Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car’s batteries

By Holly Ober | March 11, 2020 | Science / Technology
corn roots in the ground

Some domesticated plants ignore beneficial soil microbes

Domestication yielded bigger crops often at the expense of plant microbiomes

By Holly Ober | March 10, 2020 | Science / Technology
Ninja destroying PFAs with electrons

A possible end to ‘forever’ chemicals

Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies

By Holly Ober | March 10, 2020 | Science / Technology
multifamily housing in los angeles

Why multifamily housing is expensive to build in Los Angeles

Report calls for policymakers to enact zoning and other reforms

By Holly Ober | March 5, 2020 | Business
A Halictus ligatus sweat bee feeding on a flower, marked with a blue dot by researchers

Flower faithful native bee makes a reliable pollinator

Just like us, the humble sweat bee has a daily routine

By Holly Ober | March 4, 2020 | Science / Technology
Basilard CEO Brynley Lee and founder Masa Rao

Highlander Venture Fund invests in Basilard BioTech

The UC Riverside-based startup will use the investment to develop next-generation prototypes

By Holly Ober | February 20, 2020 | Science / Technology, Business
A view overlooking UC Riverside with snow-covered Mt. Baldy in the distance

Hot in 2020: Riverside’s startup scene

UC Riverside has helped the city become a testing ground for the technology of the future

By Holly Ober | January 28, 2020 | Business
FarmSense Flight Sensor

FarmSense invited to UC Startup Pitch Showcase

The UC Riverside entrepreneurs are in the running for $10 million in funding

By Holly Ober | January 24, 2020 | Science / Technology, Business
Bottles of chemicals with hazard labels

Can I mix those chemicals? There’s an app for that!

New technology can find the safest way to store and dispose of reactive chemicals

By Holly Ober | January 23, 2020 | Science / Technology
lab-girl

The Hechinger Report writes about UC Riverside’s commercialization efforts

UC Riverside is one the universities making it easier for new discoveries to benefit the public

By Holly Ober | January 22, 2020 | Science / Technology, Business
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