What You Should Know About Superblooms

Richard Minnich, UCR professor of Earth sciences, notes that "superbloom" is a subjective term, and not one coined by ecologists or botanists. 
Discover Magazine | February 27, 2023

Barbershops, churches in Inland Empire Black community get blood pressure machines

Mario Sims, social medicine, population and public health professor, says placing blood pressure machines and offering education in barbershops is a step in the right direction.
The Press Enterprise | February 26, 2023

$850,000 grant raises profile of Riverside’s pioneering Koreatown

Edward Chang, professor of ethnic studies, and his students at UCR's Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies, discovered evidence of a long-forgotten settlement of Korean American migrants in Riverside. Now, the Mellon Foundation has given UCR $850,000 to bolster the research and increase awareness of America's first known Koreatown.
The Press Enterprise | February 23, 2023

Soil Tainted by Air Pollution Expels Carbon

New research from UCR environmental scientists Peter Homyak and Johann Püspök suggests nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon & release it back into the atmosphere.
U.S. Office of Science | February 15, 2023

The Psychology of Surviving an Earthquake

David Oglesby, professor of geophysics at UCR, points out that the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria was produced by the same type of geological fault underlying most of California. 
Psychology Today | February 13, 2023

Are coffee pods really eco-friendly? The truth behind the surprising findings

Andrew Gray, an assistant professor of watershed hydrology at UCR, says studies of coffee pods' carbon footprint are important. However, he says many such studies may overlook some of the pods' other potential impacts on the environment through the production of plastic pollution.
The Guardian | February 13, 2023

Lifestyles with Lillian Vasquez

Distinguished Professor and Chair of UCR's Department of Creative Writing, Tom Lutz, shares details about UCR’s 46th Annual Writers Week, Feb. 13-16. 
KVCR | February 9, 2023

UC Riverside theater students prepare for play’s debut

“The Widow of Valencia” makes a world premiere at UCR. Southern California News Group spotlighted students and staff as they prepped for the Feb. 16 debut.
The Press Enterprise | February 9, 2023

Scotohylology (DARK MATTER) with Dr. Flip Tanedo

Dubbed "the world’s most affable and endearing theoretical particle physicist," UCR's Flip Tanedo joins the Ologies podcast to make sense of the Large Hadron Collider, Higgs bosons, and neutrinos.
Ologies podcast | February 8, 2023

Bacteria and fungi are the first to start rebuilding charred forests

UCR mycologist Sydney Glassman and doctoral student Fabiola Pulido-Chavez co-authored a study of the bacteria and fungi that thrive in the soil after it's been burned by a wildfire. These microbes may be key to reviving the charred land.
Popular Science | February 7, 2023

Beyoncé tour sales are off to a smoother start. What does that mean for Ticketmaster?

Carolyn Sloane, a labor economist at UCR — whose "Rockonomics" class is currently studying the Ticketmaster drama — talks to NPR about what would solve the issues with the ticket sales giant.
NPR | February 7, 2023

'Like we woke up to hell': 7,700 dead in quake-battered Turkey, Syria; baby rescued after being born under rubble: Live updates

David Oglesby, a seismologist and professor of geophysics at UCR, points out the notorious San Andreas fault that crosses most of California, from north to south, is of the strike-slip variety. This is the same variety as the East Anatolian fault that caused this week's massive and deadly Turkish earthquake.
USA Today | February 7, 2023

Dirty truth: UC Riverside study suggests new way climate change is fueling itself

Peter Homyak, an environmental sciences professor at UCR, and his former student Johann Püspök of Austria, co-authored a study suggesting pollution from vehicles and power plants might make soil release carbon in Southern California and other similarly dry places – worsening, rather than helping to fight, climate change.
The Press Enterprise | February 6, 2023

Aftershocks May Rock Turkey and Syria for Months, Even Years

David Oglesby, a UCR geophysicist, explains to Wired that the aftershock risk is greatest right after the main earthquake, but there will still be noticeable aftershocks to Sunday's deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey for years to come.
Wired | February 6, 2023

UC Riverside professor discusses what valley residents need to know about earthquakes and ‘the Big One’

Nicolas Barth, assistant professor of geology at UCR, discusses the possibility of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake in California.

In Depth: Long COVID

Martin Schlusselberg, assistant clinical professor in UCR's School of Medicine, joins Hal Eisner to discuss long COVID, a condition that can get worse with time, and for which there is currently no test. 
FOX 11 Los Angeles | February 5, 2023

How Will 2023 Compare to the Great California Superbloom of 2019?

Cameron Barrows, a conservation ecologist at the Center for Conservation Biology at UCR, told Newsweek that heavy rainfall has set the stage for an exceptional superbloom in 2023, at least in parts of California.
Newsweek | February 4, 2023

Op-Ed: Watering down AP African American studies is a disservice to students

Suneal Kolluri, an assistant professor in the School of Education, says a new Advanced Placement African American studies course suffers from revisions that sought to strike a compromise.
LA Times | February 2, 2023

How to Be Happy, According to Scientists

Deliberately performing random acts of kindness can make you feel happier and less depressed and anxious, according to a series of studies from UCR's Sonja Lyubomirsky. Varying those acts you do for others has a longer-term effect on your own happiness. 
CNET | February 1, 2023

Why Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay were — and weren’t — typical mass shootings

Professors Benjamin Newman and Dylan Rodríguez speak about the recent mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and what makes them different.
The Mercury News | January 26, 2023