Public policy professors Karthick Ramakrishnan of UCR and Henry E. Brady of UC Berkeley launched the organization California 100 in an effort to strengthen California’s ability to collectively solve problems and shape our long-term future. In this piece they reflect on the Golden State's challenges and opportunities.
John Jennings, media and cultural studies professor, discusses Black Kirby, a group he co-founded to create visual art focused on themes of Afrofuturism, social justice, representation and magical realism. The group's work is on display in two exhibitions at the Sweeney Art Gallery at UCR Arts.
Geologist Michael McKibben co-authors this piece about geothermal energy, the long-forgotten but increasingly critical member of the clean energy family.
Nikolái Ingistov-García, a lecturer in Spanish language and Latin American Studies, shares his observations and feelings about recent waves of Latin American and Ukrainian refugees.
Quinn McFrederick, associate professor of entomology, shares that there are some species of nocturnal bees that have evolved different eyes than those who fly out during the day.
David D. Lo, distinguished professor of biomedical sciences, comments on the scientific community's readiness to respond to COVID-19, and to future pandemics.
UCR child psychologist Kimberley Lakes encourages parents to brainstorm with kids about ways to be proactive in uncertain or frightening times. "Ask them for their ideas. Raise money, donate goods, write letters to refugees. It makes us feel like we can at least do something," she said.
Engineering professor Mihri Ozkan says in order for the process of removing carbon directly from the air to be viable, the cost would have to be reduced to $100 per ton. Currently it costs as much as $600 per ton of carbon.
Mark Hoddle, UCR biological control specialist, has been monitoring damage from the South American palm weevil in San Diego County for nearly a decade. The infestation is devastating palm trees there, and Hoddle says infestations and levels of palm mortality are only going to increase.
UCR History Professor George Michels speaks to Vladimir Putin's close ties with the Russian Orthodoxy, and their mutual desire to see the pre-1917 Russian Empire restored.
UCR Professor Paul D'Anieri, an expert on Ukraine and Russia, opines on the dynamics of China-Russia as it relates to the severe economic sanctions Russia is facing.
Paul D'Anieri, political science professor, tells VOA news that there are limits to what Beijing can do for Russia, as distance from Russia's gas fields will make construction of any new pipeline between the two countries expensive.
A team of physicists led by UCR engineer Hossein Taheri has made a time crystal out of light. Their work could help time crystals transform from delicate experimental curiosities into more robust components of practical devices.
Robin Uriel Russin, professor with the Department of Theater, Film and Digital Production, talks to ABC about "What stands out about the Oscar nominees."
Andrew Gray, a UCR watershed hydrologist, says that he thinks the state's new anti-microplastics strategy is well aligned with the science as we know it now. The strategy is heavily focused on preventing plastics from getting into the environment in the first place