The role of Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry” is more than the next acting gig for UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero. It’s an important step by a Native American actor in a Hollywood that has seen few significant Native characters in movies and TV shows.
UCR's Iman Noshadi and Prince David Okoro Scientists have for the first time developed functional brain-like tissue without relying on animal-derived materials or biological coatings.
Mitochondria have their own genetic material, known as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). While it has long been known that mtDNA is prone to damage, scientists didn't fully understand the biological processes. New UCR-led research identifies a culprit: glutathionylated DNA (GSH-DNA) adducts.
Athletes and coaches have long known that even modest fluid loss can hurt endurance and speed. However, research on laboratory mice, led by UCR's Ted Garland, has uncovered a puzzling exception. The fittest animals actually ran more, not less, when deprived of water for 24 hours.
A study from UCR found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung microbiome, which could trigger pulmonary problems that have been reported around the lake.
Entomologist Dong-Hwan Choe shares his thoughts on the latest breakthroughs in drywood termite attractants and inspection tools aimed at improving drywood termite management.
UCR molecular biochemist Adam Jozwiak led a team that found an example of "reverse evolution" in tomatoes in the Galápagos, a finding that shows nature is more flexible than previously understood.
New research from UC Riverside's Emma Aronson and David Lo has found that breathing Salton Sea dust particles can quickly reshape the microscopic world inside the lungs. It is the first time a study has shown lung microbiome changes that occur in response to something other than a virus or bacteria.
UCR paleontologist Karma Nanglu helped lead a team of researchers in the first-ever discovery of its kind, a leech fossil showing the species likely preceded dinosaurs by 200 million years.
UC Riverside student Joanna Fuerte interviews Basic Needs coordinator Vivian Gonzalez about the student-run program at UCR dedicated to helping students facing food insecurity and the dining halls’ food waste.
A study by UC Riverside's Dr. Lisa Fortuna detailing lasting harms from immigration policy is referenced in an article about California immigration raid.
Planting more trees is often seen as one of the simplest ways to fight climate change, and it is. But a new study from UCR's James Gomez and Robert Allen shows that exactly where trees are planted matters just as much as how many are planted.
Permafrost underlies upwards of of 85 percent of Alaska’s landmass, and its melting due to climate change is causing serious ecological damage. A new study co-authored by UCR's Tim Lyons looks at just one Arctic watershed and found that melting permafrost imperils fish within the river, endangers insect larvae along the riverbed, which are salmon spawning grounds, and causes increased food stress for animals living along the river.