Laila Lalami on what happens when a US border agent gets to decide who looks like a citizen

Laila Lalami, professor of creative writing, discusses who does, and who doesn't, get treated like a citizen in America. 
KCRW | November 11, 2020

UC Riverside participating in state pilot program using mobile app to track Covid-19

Andres Gonzalez, chief medical officer at UCR Health, comments on UCR's participation in testing a free new app designed to slow the spread of COVID-19.
KESQ-TV | November 10, 2020

Are Straight People OK? How We Can Improve Heterosexuality

Teen Vogue discusses the new book from gender and sexuality professor Jane Ward.
Teen Vogue | November 10, 2020

University of California expands list of courses that meet math requirement for admission

Eddie Comeaux, associate professor of higher education, discusses the impact of Common Core math standards adopted in 2015.
Ed Source | November 9, 2020

California to expand mobile app developed by Google and Apple that notifies when exposed to COVID-19

UC Riverside will participate in the pilot of an app that notifies a user when they have been exposed to someone infected with the coronavirus.
KTVU-TV | November 8, 2020

How Algae Survived A Mass Extinction

After an asteroid that caused dinosaurs to go extinct, what saved Earth’s oceans may have been a type of algae that could hunt for food, explains Andrew Ridgwell, professor of earth system science.
Science Friday | November 6, 2020

You’re Waiting for Election Results. It’s Agony. Here’s What to Do.

Psychology professor Kate Sweeny, who studies the psychology of waiting, explains the difference between defensive pessimism and bracing for the worst. 
The New York Times | November 2, 2020

Americans Are Afraid. Not for Themselves, but for the Country.

Political scientist Jennifer Merolla helps explain why certain issues are more important than others in federal elections.
The New York Times | November 1, 2020

Affirmative action divides Asian Americans, UC’s largest overrepresented student group

Karthick Ramakrishnan, professor of public policy and political science, emphasizes the diversity amongst Asian Americans. 
The Los Angeles Times | November 1, 2020

Algae Survived The Post-Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Darkness By Eating Other Creatures

Geologist Andrew Ridgwell's new paper explains how algae survived in the darkness after an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. "It is the ultimate Halloween story – when the lights go out, everyone starts eating each other."
IFL Science! | October 30, 2020

What it reveals when senators repeatedly mispronounce the names of Kamala Harris and Sundar Pichai

Rita Kohli, an associate professor of education, explains that dismissing certain names as too hard to pronounce is tied to racism and other forms of oppression.
CNN | October 30, 2020

Pipes could release toxic chromium into tap water

Environmental engineer Haizhou Liu and his team found that reactions inside water pipes might increase levels of hexavalent chromium at the tap.
Chemical & Engineering News | October 28, 2020

Thinking of Joining (or Re-Joining) a Gym?

Brandon Brown, associate professor in the School of Medicine, provides a refresher on the reasons indoor spaces are more likely environments for COVID-19 to spread. 
Health Central | October 27, 2020

Taking a look at the risk of landslides in wildfire burn zones

Environmental sciences doctoral student James Guilinger talks to the Bay Area's Fox 2 KTVU about the increased risk of landslides in burn zones and his research into the possible dramatic problems a small amount of rain can cause.
KTVU | October 26, 2020

Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: Accident or message?

Rita Kohli, education professor, explains how the willful mispronunciation of someone’s name, especially one reflecting their cultural background, qualifies as a “racial microaggression.”
The Washington Post | October 24, 2020

How Much Matter Is in the Universe? Scientists Finally Find the Number

UC Riverside scientists calculated an answer to one of the thorniest questions in all of cosmology and physics: how much matter is in the universe? 
Popular Mechanics | October 23, 2020

Governing Boards and Race

Raquel M. Rall, assistant professor of higher education, on why she feels governing boards have been noticeably absent from conversations about race in higher education.
Inside Higher Ed | October 22, 2020

Mutual aid: When neighbors look to each other for pandemic relief

UC Riverside alumni Aram Ayra and John Stefan co-founded the Riverside Mutual Aid Network to help struggling Riverside residents at the onset of the lockdown.
Calmatters | October 20, 2020

Still undecided about California’s gig economy law? Five things to know about Prop. 22

Christopher Thornberg, director of the UCR Center for Economic Forecasting and Development, explains what's important to consider relative to Proposition 22. 
The Sacramento Bee | October 16, 2020

How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists

Psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky explains how to increase our productivity and happiness in life. 
Vox | October 14, 2020