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- November 1, 2018 - Live Science
Live Science and others speak to a professor in the Department of Biology, Leonard Nunney, regarding why taller people are more at risk of cancer. - October 29, 2018 - FORBES
Forbes interviews associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences Steven Kane about the relationship between exo-Venus simulations and NASA's TESS data. - October 26, 2018 - CBC Radio
Postdoctoral researcher Edward Schwieterman of the Department of Earth Sciences talks about how early life could have been purple. - October 11, 2018 - NEWSWEEK
Tim Higham, assoc. professor in the Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, discusses why catch-and-release fishing could make it harder for fish to eat - October 6, 2018 - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Holly Bik, asst. professor in the Dept. of Nematology, is featured in an article about why the world’s simplest animal, an “amorphous blob,” reveals hidden diversity - October 3, 2018 - SCIENCE MAG
Stephen Kane, assoc. professor in the Dept. of Earth Sciences, speaks about new evidence for the first known moon outside our solar system - September 20, 2018 - SCIENCE MAGAZINE
Mary Droser, professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, speaks about the “enigmatic blob” that has surfaced as one of the Earth’s earliest animals - September 17, 2018 - FORE
Golf celebrates the fruits of research at UC Riverside Turfgrass Field Day. - September 14, 2018 - POPULAR SCIENCE
Theodore Garland, UCR distinguished professor of biology, on why an ancient gene mutation may have destined humans to be good runners. - September 12, 2018 - LA TIMES
Jocelyn Millar, professor in the Department of Entomology at UCR, explains how a certain beetle has evolved to infiltrate bees’ nests. - September 8th, 2018 - NPR
John Chater, a postdoctoral scholar in the UCR Department of Botany and Plant Sciences suggests Americans to taste a rainbow of pomegranate. - August 31, 2018 - WIRED
Meera Nair, UCR assistant professor of biomedical sciences, speaks about how researchers have identified a parasitic worm that’s dosing its prey with endocannabinoids. - August 27, 2018 - InlandEmpire.us
Physicist Barry C. Barish, who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of gravitational waves, will join the UCR faculty on Sept. 1. - July 5, 2018 - Press Enterprise
UC Riverside lands its first Nobel Prize-winning professor, Richard Schrock - June 22, 2018 - Press Enterprise
UC Riverside professor wins $3.2 million grant for her malaria research - May 30, 2018 - Space.com
Particle Physicist Flip Tanedo of UC Riverside discusses what the universe is made in this exclusive interview on FB Live. - May 8, 2018 - Press Enterprise
UC Riverside study lead by CNAS Professor Wenbo Ma may help save California’s $2 billion citrus industry. - May 6, 2018 - Astrobiology Magazine
CNAS researchers show how Ediacara Biota flourish in bacterially rich marine habitats. - May 2, 2018 - Insectessociaux
Assistant Professor of Entomology Hollis Woodard has an interview as a social insect scientist. - May 1, 2018 - California Farm Bureau
Palm weevils appear to be spreading north, and UCR entomologish Mark Hoddle is working to keep that from happening. - April 12, 2018 - Nature
A Current Biology paper by Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher Clark on Hummingbird Signals was covered in Nature, LA Times, The Atlantic, Science News, and Gizmodo. - April 10, 2018 - Life Science
Simeon Bird, Professor in Physics and Astronomy, shares his thoughts in Life Science's article about dark matter and black holes. - February 26, 2018 - Science Magazine
A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases. - January 29, 2018 - People Behind the Science Podcast
Dr. Joel Sach shares information about his life and his research on a podcast with People Behind the Science - February 6, 2018 - The Press-Enterprise
PE shares article about UCR researchers Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka, Naoki Yamanaka, and Frances Sladek's W. M. Keck Foundation-funded project that will challenge a long-standing paradigm in endocrinology. - November 16, 2017 - Newsweek
Newsweek highlights research by Stephen Kane, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, and his participation in a Reddit AMA on the search for life on other planets by NASA Earth scientists. - November 16, 2017 - Wired
Wired and others highlight a study led by Omar Akbari, assistant professor of entomoloy, and his team's successful development of transgenic mosquitoes through the use of gene-editing technologies. - November 6, 2017 - Science Magazine
Stephen Kane, astronomer from UC Riverside, has tracked subtle changes in pixels on pictures of planets to detect potential life. - August 4, 2017 - CNN
The article on CNN's website "What Purple Can Tell Us About Life on Other Planets," was inspired by and links directly to a review paper first-authored by a NASA Postdoctoral fellow on Professor Timothy Lyon's lab, Eddie Schwieterman. Prof. Lyons, Stephanie Olson (an Earth Sciences grad student), and several others in the NASA Astrobiology team are also co-authors on the paper and/or quoted in the story. - July 13, 2017 - National Geographic
Christopher Clark, assistant professor of Biology, was featured in a National Geographic article about the pattern of hummingbird flight. - November 22, 2016 - The Sun
Jodie Holt, professor of plant physiology emeritus and interim director of UCR’s Botanic Gardens, was featured in a story about plans for improvements and growth of the gardens and its outreach to the campus and local communities. - October 7, 2016 - New York Times
The New York Times chronicled the work of a group of UCR researchers led by Assistant Professor of Entomology S. Hollis Woodard that traveled to the north of Alaska in search of the Arctic Bumblebee. - June 29, 2016 - KABC-TV
Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle is featured in a story about the threat posted by the South American Palm Weevil, which is an increasingly potent pest attacking decorative and date palm trees in the region. - May 28, 2016 - The Los Angeles Times
Associate Professor of Biology Joel Sachs is quoted in a story titled, “Will microbes save agriculture?” in which he comments on the long-term efficacy of using microbes to combat plant diseases. - May 19, 2016 - The Atlantic
Kerry Knudsen, curator of the collection of more than 15,000 specimens of lichens in UCR’s herbarium, is profiled in a story about how he transitioned from an anarchist construction worker to a world-renowned scientist who probably knows more about lichens than anyone alive today. - May 12, 2016 - National Geographic
Assistant Professor of Geology Nicolas Barth is featured in a story and video about systematically exploring and mapping the longest sea cave in the world in New Zealand. In addition to being the world record holder, the cave has some impressive formations that can provide a record of climate through time, similar to what tree rings provide. - April 29, 2016 - The Press-Enterprise
Jose Wudka, professor of physics and astronomy and chair of the Academic Senate’s Riverside Division, published an opinion piece refuting claims by the California’s State Auditor’s that UC admissions policies favor out-of-state students and limit access for Californians. - April 23, 2016 - National Public Radio
NPR’s Scott Simon interviews Assistant Professor of Entomology Jessica Purcell, who discusses her research on ants that join together to form rafts with their bodies during floods. - April 21, 2016 - Smithsonian
In a story titled “What Does a Dying Forest Sound Like?” that describes the sounds made by trees suffering desiccation from drought and extreme heat, Associate Professor of Physiological Ecology Louis Santiago discusses the phenomenon and how different varieties of trees respond to these conditions. - April 11, 2016 - Los Angeles Times
The Times featured UCR’s Citrus Variety Collection and curator Tracy Hahn in a story about the Swiss flavoring company Givaudan and its use of the collection to sample and choose citrus flavors. - February 22, 2016 - National Public Radio
NPR featured the research of Associate Professor of Entomology Anandasankar Ray in a story about how the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus like to attack humans’ feet and ankles. - February 3, 2016 - Chicago Tribune
Distinguished Professor of Entomology John Trumble is quoted in a story about how global warming is causing fleas and ticks to develop more rapidly and in new areas of the U.S., leading to an increase in pet illnesses from Lyme disease and heartworm. - February 1, 2016 - The Scientist
Natasha Raikhel, Ernst and Helen Leibacher Endowed Chair and distinguished professor of plant cell biology, is profiled in The Scientist, where she describes surviving a horrific plane crash with her family that led to their emigrating to the U.S. from their native Russia. - January 26, 2016 - The Guardian
Professor and Vice Chair of Entomology William Walton is quoted in story about mosquitos serving are vectors for the Zika virus, which is rapidly spreading and has been called a global emergency by the World Health Organization. - January 2, 2016 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Professor of Entomology Richard Stouthamer and Assistant Plant Pathologist Akif Eskalen are featured in a story about the shot hole borer, an invasive insect that is threatening California’s avocado crop, and efforts to deploy a tiny wasp that is its natural enemy.
