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Experts on carbon removal and sustainability For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Emma Aronson, associate professor, microbiology & plant pathology Emma Aronson is a distinguished researcher and educator specializing in the diversity and functions of soil microorganisms and their role in carbon consumption. Her groundbreaking work focuses on studying...

Experts on incarceration and the justice system For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Dylan Rodriguez, media and cultural studies professor Dylan Rodríguez is a professor in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies. He was named to the inaugural class of Freedom Scholars in 2020 and is president of...

Experts on lithium mining and practical applications For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Arun S.K. Raju, associate research engineer Arun Raju is a leading expert in sustainable fuels and energy systems. With a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UC Riverside, Raju focuses on the production and utilization of sustainable...

Experts on unhoused people For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Brandon Andrew Robinson, chair and associate professor of gender and sexuality studies Robinson is a queer and trans studies scholar. Their research is interdisciplinary and connects with many subfields, including family studies, criminology, health, urban studies, children and youth...

Black Friday, holiday season shopping impacts For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Subramanian “Bala” Balachander, professor of business Balachander’s research studies include competitive marketing strategy, pricing, bundling, sales promotions and market signaling, and uses methods of game theory and structural econometric models. His teaching interests are in pricing, marketing...

Experts on Warehouses, Amazon, and Labor For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Ellen Reese, professor of sociology Professor of sociology and chair of Labor Studies at UCR, Reese’s research focuses on gender, race, and class, welfare state development, social movements, poverty, and work. She has published extensively on warehouse...

The War in Ukraine For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Paul D’Anieri, professor of political science D'Anieri asserts that the Ukrainian conflict is a product of Vladimir Putin and the Russian elite never having accepted Ukrainian independence in 1991. Putin was further angered by the U.S. invasion of Iraq...

The Oscars For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu The 94th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 27, 2022. The 94th Oscars will allow the entertainment community and fans from around the world to witness the night’s glamour and glory. Experts from the University of California, Riverside...

Earthquakes For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Nicolas Barth, assistant professor of geology Barth is an expert on the surface expression of active faults and related landscape hazards like landslides and sedimentation. He has particular expertise on fault systems in California and New Zealand. He works out the timing...

Cicadas For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu. Doug Yanega, senior museum scientist Yanega is an entomologist in the Entomology Research Museum at UCR. His current position in the Department of Entomology involves the curation of approximately 4 million specimens. Yanega’s research specialties include insect taxonomy, classification, natural history, behavior...

Diversity and the Oscars The 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, April 25, 2021. Experts from the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss various Academy Awards topics, including diversity, acting, gender, culture, and more. For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Courtney R. Baker, associate professor, Department...

UC Riverside has several experts who can comment on certificates of immunity or "vaccine passports."

Anti-Asian Racism and Violence For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu. Carol Kwang Park, PhD student in ethnic studies Carol is a researcher at the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies and Asian American studies doctoral student with UCR’s Department of Ethnic Studies. Park co-authored “Korean Americans: A...

Experts on Black Lives Matter For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Michelle C. Burroughs: director of community engagement and outreach for the Center for Healthy Communities. Burroughs is involved with the CHC’s engagement with the community focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement as well as social inequities. She...

Experts on DACA For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu On Dec. 4, a federal judge restored the rights afforded undocumented immigrants eligible for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. The program had been in a state of suspension throughout the Trump presidency. U.S. District Judge...

For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Haizhou Liu, associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering. Professor Liu works to discover new and improved methods of removing impurities from drinking water and ensuring the safety of our water supply. Liu can speak to the difference between chloramine and chlorine, and...

Heat Waves For fast access to experts, TEXT or call the 24-hour-experts hotline at 951-312-3049, or email news@ucr.edu Robert Allen, assistant professor of climatology. Allen uses climate models in his research and can talk to reporters about how such models can improve our understanding of climate change. “Several observational studies...

Coronavirus For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu John Barton, assistant professor of physics A computational biophysicist, he has extensive experience studying viral evolution and uses various methods to predict how different mutations affect viral replication. Contact: john.barton@ucr.edu Brandon Brown, professor and epidemiologist in the School of Medicine Brown, whose...

For fast access to experts, TEXT or call the 24-hour-experts hotline at 951-312-3049, or email news@ucr.edu SATs/standardized tests Stephen Brint: Distinguished professor of Sociology. Brint has written articles and books on standardized testing and its role in higher education. He is especially interested in solving education inequalities associated with racial...

For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Aging Ilana Bennett: Assistant professor of psychology. Effects of healthy aging and dementia on the brain and cognition; learning and memory in aging; neuroimaging markers of aging. Ilana.bennett@ucr.edu Brandon Brown: Associate professor, Center for Healthy Communities: HIV and aging. brandon.brown@medsch.ucr.edu Richard M. Carpiano...