How to protect plants during a heat wave: Experts offer advice

ABC7 interviews UCR Professor of Agricultural and Urban Water Management Amir Verdi about the devastating impacts that prolonged heat waves can have on plants. 
ABC7 Eyewitness News | September 14, 2024

Southern California wildfires affect tens of millions from miles away with toxic air

Roopa Viraraghavan at the UCR School of Medicine says she’s already seeing patients with complaints of respiratory and eye irritation, along with fatigue, headaches and reduced lung functions.
USA Today | September 13, 2024

Unhealthy Fathers May Pass Heart Disease Risk to Daughters

Scientists previously believed that sperm contribute only their genome during fertilization, but a new study led by UCR biomedical scientist Changcheng Zhou shows a connection between what fathers eat and daughters' health.
Newsweek | September 12, 2024

Essay: To fix climate anxiety (and also climate change), we first have to fix individualism

UCR's Jade Sasser describes the explosion that erupted in her research methods seminar last year when she started a discussion about climate change and the future. 
The Los Angeles Times | September 11, 2024

California’s Housing and Wildfire Crises Are on a Collision Course

Bruce Babcock with UCR's School of Public Policy in the Wall Street Journal discussing wildfire impacts on housing construction in California.
The Wall Street Journal | August 31, 2024

Tomatoes in space: UC Riverside scientists making big strides in mission to grow food for astronauts

“It’s expensive to send food up to astronauts, so ideally, we want them to grow some of their own food,” says UCR's Robert Jinkerson.
ABC7 Eyewitness News | August 25, 2024

At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease

Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Sciences David Lo explores the connection between Salton Sea dust and the region’s poor respiratory health.
Undark | August 19, 2024

Q&A: E-cigarettes doubling as gaming devices put youth at risk for addiction

UCR's Prue Talbot and Jon Wong say e-cigarettes doubling as gaming devices put youth at risk for addiction.
Healio | August 16, 2024

Lessons in Reggaetón

Xóchitl Chávez, assistant professor in the Department of Music, interviewed by Palabra, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' multimedia news site.
Palabra | August 14, 2024

Air-powered computers could prevent blood clots and stroke

William Grover, associate professor of bioengineering, led the development of an air-powered sensor that issues a wind-powered warning when a critical medical device fails.
Futurity | August 14, 2024

Wildfires in North America generate thunderstorms as climate change worsens

Extended heatwaves have left forests in California and Canada tinder-dry, setting the stage for more intense and fast-moving fires. According to James Gomez, a PhD student studying wildfires at UCR, warmer air draws more water from vegetation, leaving it drier and more flammable. When lightning strikes, there is more fuel for it to burn.

New ‘smart vapes’ have built-in video games to attract teens, critics warn

UCR researchers Prue Talbot and Jon Wong have sounded the alarm on next-gen vapes.
The New York Post | August 10, 2024

You aren’t cursed (probably). Spiders really are more active in L.A. right now

Rick Vetter, a retired research associate in UCR’s entomology department, has good news for arachnophobes in the LA area. Locals are probably at less risk now from a widow bite than they once were, as black widows been pushed to the edges of the county by their less dangerous brown relatives.
The Los Angeles Times | August 7, 2024

Scientists Explored Hydrogen Forests—and May Have Uncovered Hidden Dark Matter

UCR physicist Simeon Bird is using a simulation suite, called PRIYA (named after his wife), to study a special phenomenon of hydrogen atoms in deep outer space.
Popular Mechanics | August 5, 2024

More effective termite control could be on the horizon

Termite activity is considered to be "very heavy" in California and other southeastern states, and the options to rid your home of the destructive insect are limited and often expensive. But new research from UCR entomologist Dong Hwan Choe shows help might be on the horizon.
ABC7 Eyewitness News | July 20, 2024

Inland Empire Leaders Discuss How to Strike Back Against Hate

Daryle Williams, CHASS dean, talks to Black Voice News on the importance of community participation in the panel discussion held on July 16 at UCR ARTS.  The event, dubbed “How does the Inland Empire strike back against hate?” was co-sponsored by CHASS. 
Black Voice News | July 19, 2024

AI's Energy Demands Are Out of Control. Welcome to the Internet's Hyper-Consumption Era

In addition to high levels of energy usage, the data centers that train and operate generative AI models consume millions of gallons of water. The data centers, are just evaporating water into the air, says Shaolei Ren, a responsible AI researcher at UC Riverside.
Wired | July 11, 2024

Fearsome Sharks of Today Evolved When Ancient Oceans Got Hot

UCR biologists Tim Higham and Phil Sternes conducted research showing that when the ocean got very hot approximately 122 million years ago, some sharks abandoned their habitat on the seafloor and moved up into the open ocean. That ascent may have altered their fin and body structure, which led to changes in their size and ability to swim.
The New York Times | July 8, 2024

Ancient Californian tree that has lived for 13,000 years and survived the Ice Age is now in grave danger due to modern-day crisis

UCR's Andy Sanders shares his thoughts on an ancient Californian tree that has lived for 13,000 years and survived the Ice Age.
The Daily Mail UK | July 7, 2024

Athlete and author Ivy Pochoda on ambition, sports and more

Ivy Pochoda, author and visiting assistant professor with UCR’s Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA program, featured on CBS Saturday Morning. 
CBS Saturday Morning | July 6, 2024