Efforts to improve the environmental health disaster that is the Salton Sea — California’s largest and most polluted lake – may be gaining some traction. However, a group of UC Riverside scientists, engineers, medical experts, and economists have have published a new report warning that these efforts may not succeed without updated scientific research.
Brandon Brown, an epidemiologist and an associate professor of public health and medical ethics, says COVID-19 testing is important before and after travel for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Media and cultural studies professor John Jennings comments on how Black fans of comics haven’t always been welcome in the world of comics, or in nerd culture, and that represents a big opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs.
Wallace Cleaves, associate professor of teaching, and Charles Sepulveda, a UCR alumnus, discuss U.S. land having been taken by force from Indigenous people, and the movement to return available land back to the Tribal communities from which it was taken.
Kalina Michalska, an assistant psychology professor, says there is research supporting the logic of Rep. Takano's plan to shorten the work week, because longer hours lead to stress but not necessarily more productivity.
According to Emily Engelschall, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services, UCR accepted 32,708 freshman students this year. Factors influencing the record number include COVID-19 uncertainty, removing the SAT requirement, and virtual recruitment having a larger reach and more.
Entomologists Jacob Cecala and Erin Wilson Rankin find that an insecticide commonly used on ornamental plants kills bees even when applied at only 30 percent of the label rate, and even when the plants get a lot of extra water.
Richard Carpiano, a public health expert and professor of public policy, says he supports a new mask order since the delta variant is more transmissible.
New documentary focuses on Diving With A Purpose, a group focused on the protection, documentation, interpretation and preservation of shipwrecks from the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Ayana Omilade Flewellen, assistant prof of anthroplogy, is a board member of the organization and is featured in the program.
L.A.-based interdisciplinary artist Anna Wittenberg's video-enhanced sculptural installation, referencing cattle, sheep and other animals, will be on view Aug. 21 through Feb. 6 at UCR Arts.
Gerald Maguire, professor of psychiatry and neuroscience, discusses stuttering, an issue getting more attention now that President Biden, a long-time stutterer, is in the White House.
Richard Carpiano, public health scientist and medical sociologist, says many hospital staff are apt to reflect the attitudes — and fears — of the public at large when it comes to getting vaccinated for COVID-19.
Medical sociologist Richard Carpiano says the anger of the current moment is a reassuring sign that, for all the attention grabbed by the vocally vaccine hesitant, a majority of people "believe in science, and know what they need to do."
Oil and gas companies can prevent earthquakes by reducing the rate of wastewater injections, according to a new study co-authored by James Dietrich, professor emeritus of geophysics.
Research from anthropologist Nawa Sugiyama suggests that rabbits were kept in captivity for food in the Americas, but were never fully domesticated. "Every single rabbit you see that is domesticated, including your fluffy pet... are all of the European species," Sugiyama said.
Thomas Sy, associate psychology professor, published research showing that a happy, calm disposition is likely to make for an effective leader -- especially for women in positions of power.