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acres and more serve as a real-life laboratory for plant research
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alumni and counting making a difference
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Nobel Laureates and 18 National Academies members on the faculty
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July 26, 2024
New astrophysics research supports the existence of an unknown influence
UC Riverside astrophysicists measured distribution of matter in the universe using neutral hydrogen
July 25, 2024
Parched Central Valley farms depend on Sierras for groundwater
New research shows that California’s Central Valley, known as America’s breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that, in some parts, relies almost entirely on groundwater for irrigation.
July 22, 2024
Digital games on vaping devices could lure more youth to nicotine addiction
Like other smart devices, smart vapes have high-definition animated displays
July 17, 2024
Cage-free chickens are louse-y
Lice have been found feeding on the skin and blood of free-range chickens, which are infected at much higher rates than caged flocks.
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July 15, 2024
CA Honey Queen is a UCR entomology graduate student
Beekeeping Federation position advances insect education
July 15, 2024
Summer Physics Academy brings back an alumna to campus
Christina Manzano was one of two community college teachers attending the weeklong workshop
July 09, 2024
UCR advisor helped eliminate “probation” from academic language
The University of California has dropped the word “probation” from academic regulations – a change that a UC Riverside academic advisor helped push forward.
The UC Academic Senate voted overwhelmingly on June 21 to remove the term probation and replace it with academic notice to alert students when they are falling behind in their studies.
Brett McFarlane, director of the College of Natural and Agricultural Resources Sciences Undergraduate Academic Advising Center, worked with fellow advisors at partners UC campuses to make that change.
July 03, 2024
UCR soil researcher wins outstanding dissertation award
National recognition for soil scientist Matthew Amato
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