3 Key Takeaways From Donald Trump's Tax Returns

Eric Allen, an assistant professor of accounting, evaluates the effectiveness of the president's decisions regarding his taxes from a business standpoint.
Inc. | October 5, 2020

States with the Best & Worst Representation on Election Day

Kevin Esterling, public policy and political science professor, explains why persons of color may be underrepresented in politics.
WalletHub | October 5, 2020

Biden’s verbal blunders: Separating the real from the fake

Gerald A. Maguire, chair of psychiatry and neuroscience in the School of Medicine, explains why some of Joe Biden's speech issues may be related to stuttering. 
PolitiFact | October 5, 2020

Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres: Researching Flood Resistance in Rice and Other Plants

Julia Bailey-Serres, Director of the Center for Plant Cell Biology and Distinguished Professor of Genetics, discusses what motivates her to try and improve crop resistance to floods.

Why abuse and neglect of immigrants proliferate in ICE detention

An opinion article by Jennifer Nájera, a UCR associate professor and department chair of ethnic studies, discusses the criminalization of immigrants, and the aggressive tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Los Angeles Times | October 1, 2020

Venus isn't habitable -- and it could be all Jupiter's fault

Astrobiologist Stephen Kane leads a study that finds Jupiter likely disturbed the orbit of Venus, leading to its current, scorching-hot state. 
CNN | October 1, 2020

What's the matter with the Universe? Scientists have the answer

Astrophysicist Mohamed Abdullah comments on a new study he led and explains that the total amount of matter in the observable universe is equivalent to 66 billion trillion times the mass of our sun.
Yahoo News | September 29, 2020

UC prepares for fall quarter with majority of classes online, limited dorms

Chancellor Kim Wilcox discusses offering students a safe environment for fall quarter.
KABC-TV | September 28, 2020

School-issued computers a lifeline for Southern California schoolchildren during pandemic

Lloyd Levine, senior policy fellow and co-founder of the UCR School of Public Policy, explains that some people can have internet connections that don't necessarily support distance learning.
The Orange County Register | September 27, 2020

This is what happens to your body over months in isolation

Epidemiologist and associate professor Brandon Brown offers suggestions for mitigating the negative physical effects of being homebound.
CNN | September 26, 2020

Does ‘Brain Training’ Actually Work?

Psychology professor and director of UCR's Brain Game Center Aaron Seitz co-authored this piece about the challenges of creating effective brain, memory and vision-training exercises.
Scientific American | September 24, 2020

Inside the 'Mulan' Flameout in China and Why Hollywood Can't Seem to Bridge the Culture Gap

Wendy Su, professor of Chinese media studies, explains that the remake of Mulan has cultural inaccuracies that may not be obvious to American viewers but are very clear to Chinese people.
MSN | September 23, 2020

Researchers Working To Grow Algae For Biofuels In The Dark Using Solar Energy

Plant biology doctoral student Elizabeth Hann and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professor Robert Jinkerson are trying new ways to make growing algae for biofuels more efficient.
Forbes | September 21, 2020

Karthick Ramakrishnan wants academic insights to help solve policy problems

Profile of political science Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan, who is bringing ivory tower brainpower to the places that can apply it to solve real-world problems.
The Orange County Register | September 20, 2020

Poop Knives, Gassed-Up Gators, and More Absurd Science From the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes

Entomologist Richard Vetter won an Ig Noble Prize for showing that many entomologists are actually afraid of spiders. 
Gizmodo | September 18, 2020

Feeling Grief During the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Both Complicated and Normal

Dr. Dennis Alters, a psychiatrist, professor and co-founder of the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine discusses the emotions people are likely to feel once the pandemic ends. 
KVCR | September 16, 2020

Scientists Say That Venus Life Is Still A Longshot

Astrobiologist Stephen Kane explains that biology in the atmosphere could be the last surviving members of a prior Venusian biosphere.
Forbes | September 15, 2020

Unexplained phosphine gas in Venus clouds could signal alien life

Astrobiologist Stephen Kane discusses new research that suggests potential signs of life on Venus. 
CNET | September 14, 2020

How climate change is fueling record-breaking California wildfires, heat and smog

Cesunica Ivey, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, tells the Los Angeles Times that climate change-fueled heat waves are contributing to worse local ozone levels.    
The Los Angeles Times | September 13, 2020

'Snowbird season' to get a lot shorter due to climate change, threatening valley tourism

Francesca Hopkins, assistant professor of climate change and sustainability, and her former student Cindy Yañez publish research on a projected 150% increase in days above 85 degrees that will occur by the end of this century. 
The Palm Springs Desert Sun | September 11, 2020