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Half a century of wild: saving Box Springs Mountain Park

Riverside County celebrates the 50th year of Box Springs Mountain Park, an ecological preserve saved from development by community effort.

By Jules Bernstein | May 15, 2025 | University
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New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants

Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants and other information at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.

By Jules Bernstein | May 12, 2025 | Science / Technology
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Turning light into usable energy

A grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will allow UCR researchers to address one of physics' most complex mysteries - the process by which light transfers energy through materials.

By Jules Bernstein | May 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
drywood termite colony

Discovery: a better, more targeted termite terminator

UC Riverside researchers find a chemical able to kill about 95 percent of a drywood termite colony without off-target effects on mammals.

By Jules Bernstein | May 6, 2025 | Science / Technology
Hailing Jin and Mary Droser

National Academy of Sciences welcomes two UCR faculty members

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) welcomes two UC Riverside professors as new members: Mary Droser, distinguished professor of earth and planetary sciences, and Hailing Jin, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair of microbiology and plant pathology.

By Jules Bernstein | May 2, 2025 | Science / Technology, University
burning couch

Toxic comeback looms for upholstered furniture

UC Riverside professor of environmental toxicology, David Volz argues that California lawmakers should prevent furniture manufacturers from going back to using toxic, ineffective chemical flame retardants.

By Jules Bernstein | May 2, 2025 | Science / Technology
Desert flowers

Invasive weed threatens Southern California’s deserts 

Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. UC Riverside research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and reducing the desert’s ability to recover from extreme climate swings.

By Jules Bernstein | April 23, 2025 | Science / Technology
Vitamin B1

 Scientists finally confirm vitamin B1 hypothesis from 1958

Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water — a feat long thought impossible.

By Jules Bernstein | April 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
LA freeway traffic

Study links traffic speed to dirty air

Despite modern cars generally being cleaner and more fuel efficient, a University of California, Riverside study shows that higher speed limits can make city air dirtier.

By Jules Bernstein | April 15, 2025 | Science / Technology
cell phone in hands

An app can change how you see yourself at work

In a first-of-its-kind study from UCR, psychologists tested whether workers could reshape their self-image through a digital tool that reinforces positive beliefs. It turns out, they can.

By Jules Bernstein | April 2, 2025 | Social Science / Education
broomrape parasitic plant

Triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers

Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside think they’ve found a way.

By Jules Bernstein | March 20, 2025 | Science / Technology
Hycean world

Signs of alien life may be hiding in these gases

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials.

By Jules Bernstein | March 13, 2025 | Science / Technology
megalodon eating whale

A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon’s true form

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The study team, which included researchers from...

By Jules Bernstein | March 9, 2025 | Science / Technology
manzanita flowers

New manzanita species discovered, already at risk

A new species of native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildfire resilience has been discovered on the central coast, but its survival is already threatened by urban development that could destroy its fragile population.

By Jules Bernstein | February 24, 2025 | Science / Technology
debris flow damage in Los Angeles

Perfect storm: megafires set the stage for debris flows

Andrew Gray, an associate professor of watershed hydrology at UCR, weighs in on the threats to life and infrastructure posed by fast-moving debris flows, and how residents can best respond.

By Jules Bernstein | February 13, 2025 | Science / Technology
Cancer patient and family member

Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated ‘smart bomb’

UCR scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects.

By Jules Bernstein | February 10, 2025 | Science / Technology
Peter Atkinson, CNAS dean

Meet the new dean of CNAS

Many may be familiar with the new dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, or CNAS. Peter Atkinson, a professor of genetics in the Department of Entomology, has been with UC Riverside for 28 years. Less familiar may be his vision, which emphasizes social mobility, collaboration with other...

By Jules Bernstein | January 31, 2025 | University
unhappy woman

Women’s pelvic tissue tears during childbirth unstudied, until now

Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain largely unstudied. A new research project is poised to change that, addressing this significant gap in women’s healthcare.

By Jules Bernstein | January 29, 2025 | Science / Technology
LA wildfires at night

More transparency about So Cal's fire-polluted air

Many phone apps offer general but nonspecific information about airborne particles. To help increase public safety amidst the LA fires, UC Riverside scientists are making new, real-time, advanced air pollutant measurements available to the public.

By Jules Bernstein | January 24, 2025 | Science / Technology
animal silhouette against forest fire

A climate scientist’s take on the LA fires

UC Riverside climate scientist Francesca Hopkins explains how carbon emissions from human activities turn into conflagrations, and she has some ideas about making urban landscapes more resilient.

By Jules Bernstein | January 15, 2025 | Science / Technology
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