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January 15, 2025
Finding the power within
UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific beliefs.
January 15, 2025
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.
January 10, 2025
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.
January 08, 2025
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
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January 15, 2025
ACS funding supports research with photocatalytic applications
Physicist Andrew Joe has received a Doctoral New Investigator grant
January 13, 2025
Campus first: UCR professor becomes Astronomical Society Fellow
Society honors Stephen Kane for work on planetary habitability, Venus, exoplanets, spirit of collaboration
January 07, 2025
UCR intellectual property leader appointed to USDA board
Brian Suh, UCR’s senior executive director of technology partnerships, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to serve on a board that safeguards the intellectual property of crop breeders.
December 20, 2024
Professor recognized by two scientific journals
Two papers co-authored by UC Riverside professor Bryan Wong have been recognized recently by their respective publishers as leading scientific studies.
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