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October 23, 2025
Hidden toxins in e-cigarette fluids may harm lung cells
UC Riverside research reveals that common vaping ingredient can form chemicals that damage airway tissue even at low levels
October 22, 2025
Being fit may help the body beat dehydration
UC Riverside mouse study highlights why fitness may matter more in a warming, drier world
October 21, 2025
Dusty air is rewriting your lung microbiome
Genetic or bacterial diseases have previously been shown to have an effect on lung microbes. However, a UC Riverside discovery marks the first time scientists have observed such changes from environmental exposure rather than disease.
October 01, 2025
Rare fossil reveals ancient leeches weren’t bloodsuckers
A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures.
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UCR physicist pushes for NASA & NSF funding in Washington, D.C.
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October 02, 2025
Graduate students win national honors for cockroach research
Rattanan Chungsawat and Emily Ta earn Entomological Society of America awards
August 27, 2025
UCR professor wins rare soil science medal
Soil Science Society of America recognizes William Jury
August 14, 2025
UCR professor studying tiny, ant-killing wasps earns big honor
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