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Too much sitting hurts even young, active people
A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, and current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset the negative effects.
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Reestablishing UCR’s API Alumni Network
After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.  
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Drought-friendly UCR turfgrass is now on the market
UC Riverside has licensed a new drought-resistant bermudagrass cultivar that may well change the landscape of Southern California and beyond. The agreement with licensee West Coast Turf will allow for the grass, which is being commercialized as Coachella™, to be available for purchase. The university’s Office of Technology Partnerships said West Coast Turf hopes  to initially target golf courses and sports stadiums that require a large amount of real grass. Homeowners’ lawns will come later, as supply increases.
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Probiotic may counteract fire-retardant chemical damage
UC Riverside mouse study shows probiotic reduced negative impacts of PBDEs on development, behavior, and metabolism
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A Message from Interim Dean Peter Atkinson

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students from the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside, I welcome you to our college and campus.

 

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Campus launches West Coast’s first educational program in cosmetic science
Yearlong program began last year
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Cub scouts visit UCR on Nov. 3, 2024
Cub scouts learn physics on campus
Local cub scouts who visited campus on Nov. 3 got an early education in physics and astronomy. The two-hour event was arranged by Robert Sanderson, an instructional lab manager and lecture demonstration specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Physicist elected chair of international nuclear physics experiment’s council
Kenneth Barish’s two-year term begins in March 2025
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UCR team to participate in national undergraduate research program
Five-month program focuses on developing participants’ communication and advocacy skills
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