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UC Riverside Experts
UCR has nationally renowned and media-savvy experts on topics ranging from natural phenomena such as drought, wildfires, and earthquakes to the latest findings related to AI, in politics, and on matters of race, ethnicity, and sexuality.
What happens if Ukraine loses to Russia?
UC Riverside experts on Eastern Europe offer context about what's at stake for the region and the rest of the world if Ukraine loses to Russia.
Experts on PFAS/'forever' chemicals
Associate Professor Jinyong Liu has studied more than 100 PFAS compounds and discovered chemical processes that destroy most of these compounds by multiple technologies.
Q&A: What can be done about the proliferation of deepfakes??
Q&A forum: UC Riverside computer science and public policy experts discuss the proliferation of malicious deepfake content in public discourse.
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UCR Research Videos
Particle physicist Flip Tanedo sheds light on dark matter
Particle physicist Flip Tanedo, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside, is an expert on dark matter, a hypothetical substance.
Putin and Ukraine (with Paul D'Anieri)
Paul D’Anieri wrote the 2019 book (since updated) “Ukraine and Russia.” Vladimir Putin wants more than to win the war in Ukraine; he wants to restore the pre-1917 Russian empire.
Emma Wilson studies a parasite that is most common in cats
Emma Wilson, professor of biomedical sciences at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, is an expert on toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Learn Like a Baby (with Rachel Wu)
Rachel Wu’s research has found that older adults, including seniors, can attain the same cognitive function as college undergrads if they can overcome the self-consciousness and fear of trying new things associated with adulthood.
Worry & Waiting: Tetris Anyone?
Kate Sweeny studies the worry associated with waiting for uncertain news – such as the outcome of a job interview, or a grade for a big exam.
Building Technology to Enhance Democracy (with Kevin Esterling)
Professor Kevin Esterling's lab – the Laboratory for Technology, Communication and Democracy (or, the TeCD-Lab) – is building new technology that he hopes can improve communication in our democracy and in particular to make public meetings more constructive, more informed, and more inclusive.