What you eat affects taste preference, according to new study

Researchers Anindya Ganguly, Manali Dey, and Anupama Dahanukar find in a study performed on flies that what you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. 
New Food Magazine | December 20, 2021

Mariachi icon Vicente Fernandez’s death hits Inland Empire fans hard

Assistant Professor of Music Xóchitl Chávez talks to Southern California New Group Columnist David Allen regarding Mexican singer Vincente Fernández's death and his "cross-cultural and cross-generational" influence.   
The Press Enterprise | December 15, 2021

NT/ ‘Magic wand’ reveals a colorful nano-world

Ming Liu and Ruoxue Yan, associate professors in the Bourns College of Engineering, developed a unique imaging technology that will help scientists see nanomaterials in enough detail to make them more useful in electronics and other applications.
Medium | December 15, 2021

‘Pollution everywhere’: how one-click shopping is creating Amazon warehouse towns

To track precisely how much the warehouse boom has impacted air pollution, non-profit organizations in the area as well as researchers from UC Riverside, have been fitting residents with wearable air quality trackers.
The Guardian | December 13, 2021

What to know about smart devices for the garden

Southern California News Groups talks to R'Garden Manager Richard Zapien regarding smart devices for the garden. 
The Press Enterprise | December 13, 2021

LA Times Today: Redemption for ‘Real Women Have Curves’ director Patricia Cardoso

Patricia Cardoso, UCR theater and film professor, speaks about the long overdue recognition both she and her film "Real Women Have Curves” are getting from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The Los Angeles Times | December 9, 2021

How Elon Musk can save big on taxes by giving away a ton of his Tesla stock

Eric James Allen, assistant professor of accounting, discusses the benefits of giving away stocks directly rather than selling appreciated investments.
Yahoo News | December 9, 2021

Equilibrium/Sustainability — Wildlife officials move to feed Florida manatees

Biomedical scientist Changcheng Zhou led a study linking cardiovascular disease in humans to plastics. The study was published as environmental groups file suit, asking the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate phthalates from plastic food packaging and processing materials.
The Hill | December 8, 2021

NASA Astronaut Program Picks Bioengineer Who Taught At UCR

Christina Birch taught bioengineering in Riverside, and is now a member of NASA's 2021 astronaut class.
Patch | December 8, 2021

Water-strider-inspired robot may one day clean up oil spills

Chemists Zheiwei Li and Yadong Yin created a prototype of a sunlight-powered robot that may one day be able to swim across marine oil spills, soaking up oil as it goes. 
New Atlas | December 6, 2021

Hawaii’s Avocado Farmers Are Bracing For A New Threat

Entomologist Mark Hoddle avocado says the avocado lace bug appears to be more aggressive in tropical climates like Hawaii, and causes more damage in humid conditions than it does at cooler temperatures.  
Honolulu Civil Beat | December 5, 2021

Plastic may increase the risk of high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, study finds

Changcheng Zhou, a UCR biomedical scientist, led a team of researchers who discovered that exposure to dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), a chemical used in plastics, may increase consumers’ risk of developing high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
Consumer Affairs | December 3, 2021

The Cause Of Alzheimer’s May Have Been Found

By studying the different forms that a protein called tau can take, chemistry professor Ryan Julian discovered the difference between people who developed dementia and those who didn’t. 
Kaiser Health News | December 2, 2021

Universities Using GrowPods and Controlled Environment Agriculture to Study Healing Properties of Clean Foods

UCR purchased a controlled environment automated farm that can eliminate pesticides, harmful chemicals and pathogenic contamination. Researchers like Juan Pablo Giraldo could take advantage of it to study whether food can contain the same mRNA as vaccines.
Yahoo Finance | December 2, 2021

Scientists say they might have discovered the cause of Alzheimer's

Chemistry Professor Ryan Julian studied Alzheimer’s disease from a different perspective and the results may have led him to the cause of the disease.
The Hill | December 1, 2021

UC Riverside MBAs Are Landing Top Jobs At Disney & Amazon—Here’s How

Ranked first for social mobility in the US, UCR is helping underrepresented MBAs land jobs at top firms like Disney and Amazon
Business Because | December 1, 2021

Business Insider An FDA expert panel narrowly supports the first COVID-19 pill but suggests restrictions on its use driven by safety concerns

Biology professor David Eastman believes a new COVID-19 pill should be limited to high-risk individuals.
Yahoo News | November 30, 2021

Op-Ed: This Hanukkah, a broken menorah and a memory that may not exist

The Director of the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts, Tod Goldberg writes about Jewish stories his grandfather told him, and his quest for long-standing questions that in essence serve as a spiritual journey.
The Los Angeles Times | November 27, 2021

Meat-eating vulture bees have evolved special gut bacteria to feast on flesh

Entomologists Quinn McFrederick and Jessica Maccaro examined the microbiomes of unusual meat-eating bees, and found their guts look like those belonging to hyenas and other carrion feeders.
CNN | November 24, 2021

'Vulture bees' have quit pollen to feed their babies rotting meat — a mystery to scientists

Entomologists Quinn McFrederick and Jessica Maccaro discover that unusual meat-eating bees have microbiomes that are very different from the average vegetarian bee.
Business Insider | November 24, 2021