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Shaolei Ren gives his TED talk

Professor’s TED Talk warns of AI’s hidden water costs 

While artificial intelligence, or AI, is transforming industries, its environmental impact is often overlooked. Shaolei Ren, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC Riverside, took to a TED Talk stage last fall in Vienna, Austria, to discuss a hidden consequence of AI’s rapid expansion. In his talk...

By David Danelski | March 5, 2025 | Science / Technology
Mosquito repellent

Enhancing mosquito repellent effectiveness

Two NIH grants to UC Riverside support a machine learning approach to identify insect repellents

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 5, 2025 | Science / Technology
Wayne Miller & Georgios Karavalakis

UCR and U of Michigan launch hydrogen-engine alliance

Officials at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), the University of Michigan, and several industry partners launch of the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America (H2EA-NA) to promote hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel.

By David Danelski | February 27, 2025 | Science / Technology, Business, University
manzanita flowers

New manzanita species discovered, already at risk

A new species of native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildfire resilience has been discovered on the central coast, but its survival is already threatened by urban development that could destroy its fragile population.

By Jules Bernstein | February 24, 2025 | Science / Technology
Bees in a hive

Beehive sensors offer hope in saving honeybee colonies

A UC Riverside computer science team has developed a sensor-based technology that could revolutionize commercial beekeeping by reducing colony losses and lowering labor costs. Called the Electronic Bee-Veterinarian, or EBV, the technology uses low-cost heat sensors and forecasting models to predict when hive temperatures may reach dangerous levels. The system...

By David Danelski | February 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
Students disassemble an instrument

New technology enhances gravitational-wave detection

Instrument developed at UC Riverside will help answer fundamental questions in physics and cosmology

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
egg shortages

Q&A: Soaring egg prices

UCR experts discuss the connection to the bird flu outbreak and what to expect

By David Danelski | February 13, 2025 | Business, Experts, Science / Technology
debris flow damage in Los Angeles

Perfect storm: megafires set the stage for debris flows

Andrew Gray, an associate professor of watershed hydrology at UCR, weighs in on the threats to life and infrastructure posed by fast-moving debris flows, and how residents can best respond.

By Jules Bernstein | February 13, 2025 | Science / Technology
Dairy cattle at Cornell

Q&A: The spread of the bird flu virus

In a question and answer format, UC Riverside public policy professor Richard Carpiano and medical school professor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs to discuss the policy response and medical issues concerning the bird flu threat.

By David Danelski and Iqbal Pittalwala | February 12, 2025 | Experts, Science / Technology, Social Science / Education, Health

Romance at a hackathon

It all started when computer science majors Siena Ha and Nate Brennan arrived late to UC Riverside’s Highlander Orientation in the summer of 2018. They quietly walked into Bourns Hall minutes apart, taking seats in the back to minimize the disruption and finding themselves sitting beside each other. “It was...

By Malinn Loeung | February 12, 2025 | Students, Science / Technology
Cancer patient and family member

Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated ‘smart bomb’

UCR scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects.

By Jules Bernstein | February 10, 2025 | Science / Technology
LIGO Livingston

New diagnostic tool will help LIGO hunt gravitational waves

Machine learning tool developed by UCR researchers will help answer fundamental questions about the universe

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 30, 2025 | Science / Technology
unhappy woman

Women’s pelvic tissue tears during childbirth unstudied, until now

Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain largely unstudied. A new research project is poised to change that, addressing this significant gap in women’s healthcare.

By Jules Bernstein | January 29, 2025 | Science / Technology
LA wildfires at night

More transparency about So Cal's fire-polluted air

Many phone apps offer general but nonspecific information about airborne particles. To help increase public safety amidst the LA fires, UC Riverside scientists are making new, real-time, advanced air pollutant measurements available to the public.

By Jules Bernstein | January 24, 2025 | Science / Technology
Winston Chung Hall at the Bourns College of Engineering

Bourns doctoral students earn research awards

One is harnessing the power of yeast. Another is profiling maliciousness. A third is using electromagnetic levitation to create new metal alloys. Sci-fi characters? No. Award-winning doctoral students? Yes! They’re three doctoral candidates from UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, and they’ve each been awarded a $15,000...

By Malinn Loeung | January 22, 2025 | Students, Science / Technology
animal silhouette against forest fire

A climate scientist’s take on the LA fires

UC Riverside climate scientist Francesca Hopkins explains how carbon emissions from human activities turn into conflagrations, and she has some ideas about making urban landscapes more resilient.

By Jules Bernstein | January 15, 2025 | Science / Technology
LNG terminal in Lubmin, German

$7.5 million project to curb greenhouse gas emissions

​UC Riverside engineering associate professor Fudong Liu will oversee a multidisciplinary team spanning academia and industry that has been awarded a $6 million federal grant to develop advanced catalytic technology to reduce Earth-warming methane pollution in the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG). With additional financial support from the participating...

By David Danelski | January 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
cruddy smile

Dangerous bacterial biofilms have a natural enemy

Biofilm, a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces, makes infections harder to treat when they form protective shields for bacteria on medical devices. Scientists have discovered a chemical that prevents biofilm from forming.

By Jules Bernstein | January 10, 2025 | Science / Technology
Neural network brain cells

Study links gene regulating brain circuit formation to autism and seizures

Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
GD-1 stellar stream and Milky Way

Physicists explain a stellar stream’s distinctive features

Spur and gap features seen in Milky Way’s GD-1 stellar stream could be caused by self-interacting dark matter subhalo

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 6, 2025 | Science / Technology
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