Joseph Kahne, professor of education policy, and Erica Hodgin, co-director of the Civic Engagement Research Group, explain the challenge of our increasing inability to solve problems democratically coinciding with crises that demand our collective attention.
Entomologist Hollis Woodard is leading an unprecedented, nationwide consortium of researchers trying to track native bees in order to save them. The group's activities will include training for community scientists as well.
Mark Alber, math professor, and William Cannon, adjunct UCR math professor and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory computational scientist, learn about aspects of bacteria's metabolism that could lead to species engineered to better convert plants into biofuels.
Assistant Professor Konstantinos Karydis and Professor Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are part of a group developing a robot that can help growers conserve water and help decrease costs in the food-production chain.
A new study by Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, assistant professor in Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology and colleagues suggests a link between doing voluntary exercise and the expression of genes that relate to scent.
Megascope, a new graphic imprint at Abrams ComicArts under the direction of John Jennings, media and cultural studies professor, will release its first title, After the Rain, in January 2021.
Epidemiologist Brandon Brown discusses the recent, massive increase in coronavirus cases, and the likelihood of ICU cases increasing as well in the coming months.
New work from Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, assistant professor in the Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology Department, shows smells may play an important role in peoples' motivation to seek exercise.
Sociologist Ellen Reese's new book about Amazon investigates how free shipping comes at the cost of a workforce characterized by low wages, electronic surveillance and onerous working conditions.
Anil Deolalikar, dean of public policy, participates in a panel discussion about why public trust in institutions is down and disparities across society are up.
A report co-authored by Erica Hodgin, associate director of the Civic Engagement Research Group, finds that California civics education is falling short.
Univisión 34 interviews Andrés González, chief medical officer for UCR Health, on the CA COVID Notify pilot program that aims to limit the spread of COVID-19 by using smartphones.