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Jim Baird standing on a plot of Coachella turfgrass

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
PBDEs in living room

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
Seniors rowing

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
gopher in a field

How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable -- and still visible 40 years later.

By Jules Bernstein | November 5, 2024 | Science / Technology
bat

The fungus among us: California’s bats under siege

A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight.

By Jules Bernstein | October 30, 2024 | Science / Technology

UCR's first undergrad McNair Scholars complete summer research

Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program honors pioneering Black astronaut Ronald E. McNair. It aims to increase doctoral...

By Malinn Loeung | October 29, 2024 | Students
Sustainable agriculture. Shows two hands and a plant in between.

UCR awarded $1.5M for sustainable agriculture initiatives

Three interrelated projects have been funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 25, 2024 | Science / Technology
polar bear on ice

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming - a little

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

By Jules Bernstein | October 25, 2024 | Science / Technology
Graduate students

UC Riverside receives seven grants totaling $7M for graduate education

GAANN fellowships from the Department of Education will support students pursuing research in areas of national need

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 15, 2024 | Science / Technology
Tropical cream

How your skin tone could affect your meds

Perspective paper offers insights into impact of skin pigmentation on drug efficacy and safety

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 10, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
plastic bottles

Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers

Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.

By Jules Bernstein | October 1, 2024 | Science / Technology
Karine Le Roch and her research team

Scientists design new drug to fight malaria

In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite’s resistance to all antimalarial drugs has posed a big challenge for researchers working to stop the spread of the disease. A team led...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 26, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
Sahara Desert

Sahara Desert dust is helping oceans thrive

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today’s oceans, which means that increasing the flow of iron into them can increase the amount of carbon fixed by phytoplankton, with consequences for the global...

By UCR News | September 26, 2024 | Science / Technology
A beach

New data science tool greatly speeds up molecular analysis of our environment

UC Riverside-led team developed the tool through an international virtual research group

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 20, 2024 | Science / Technology
scientist injecting plant

Stopping plants from passing viruses to their progeny

Scientists have learned how plants keep viruses from being passed to their offspring, a finding that could ensure healthier crops. The discovery could also help reduce the transmission of diseases from mothers to human children.

By Jules Bernstein | September 19, 2024 | Science / Technology
cheers with beer

Century-old experiment secures beer and whiskey’s future

Thanks to an experiment started before the Great Depression, researchers have pinpointed the genes behind the remarkable adaptability of barley, a key ingredient in beer and whiskey. These insights could ensure the crop’s continued survival amidst rapid climate change.

By Jules Bernstein | September 11, 2024 | Science / Technology
Smoke above UCR campus

Q&A: What, exactly, is going up in flames?

Several Southern California communities are being hit with smoke from the huge Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains. UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution describe what we’re breathing.

By Jules Bernstein and David Danelski | September 10, 2024 | Science / Technology
bees

A $1.2 million Rosetta stone for honeybees

If you upset one bee, what determines whether the entire hive decides to avenge her grievance? A $1.2 million grant will support UC Riverside scientists in answering questions like these about how honeybees communicate.

By Jules Bernstein | September 5, 2024 | Science / Technology
wilted sunflower

What 106-degree heat does to plants

Three UC Riverside faculty experts weigh in on how the extreme summer heat affects our flora.

By Jules Bernstein | September 5, 2024 | Science / Technology, Experts
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