School of Business opens new building | UCR News | UC Riverside
Oct 9, 2024 · UC Riverside’s School of Business opened its new building in late September, launching a new era at a state-of-the-art facility with increased space to meet fast-growing enrollment. The four-story, 63,400-square-foot building was already bustling with activity, with students filling its auditorium, classrooms, and the lounge area near its café following the start of instruction on Sept. 26.
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
Nov 5, 2024 · When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable -- and still visible 40 years later.
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Dec 4, 2024 · After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities left a remarkably enduring impact, according to study by UCR microbiologists Michael Allen and Emma Aronson, and University of Connecticut mycologist Mia Maltz, who was a postdoctoral scholar in Aronson’s lab at UCR when the study began.
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
Jan 21, 2024 · Study sheds new light on the body form of the Megalodon, and its role in shaping ancient marine life. (DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada) A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, …
Juan Felipe Herrera receives MacArthur Fellowship
Oct 4, 2024 · Juan Felipe Herrera, emeritus professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, was named a MacArthur Fellow this week. The award is one of the most prestigious recognitions the MacArthur Foundation grants, highlighting a recipient’s comprehensive accomplishments.
Scientists design new drug to fight malaria | UCR News | UC …
Sep 26, 2024 · In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite’s resistance to all antimalarial drugs has posed a big challenge for researchers working to stop the spread of the disease.
The fungus among us: California’s bats under siege
Oct 30, 2024 · What is this fungus, and where did it come from? Stajich: Pseudogymnoascus destructans or Pd likely originated in Europe but may also have origins in Asia.It was likely introduced into North America as a pathogen around 2006. Samples of the fungus from across the U.S. generally have the exact same genetic makeup, suggesting it is spreading rapidly.
Widely consumed vegetable oil leads to an unhealthy gut
Jul 3, 2023 · Chart depicts consumption of edible oils in the U.S. for 2017/18. (USDA) “Adherent invasive E. coli contributes to IBD in humans, and the fact that we find this E. coli in these mice is concerning,” he said. “Sometimes, it can be unclear how research done in mice translates to humans, but in this study it is fairly clear.”
Is ChatGPT a threat to education? | UCR News | UC Riverside
Jan 24, 2023 · ChatGPT, which the company OpenAI recently released, generates text and can even write essays.The artificial intelligence, or AI, chatbot has already been reported to be a coauthor on four papers and preprints.What does this mean for the future of education?How can universities best address the challenges ChatGPT, or …
U.S. News 2023 college rankings are out, and UCR surges
Sep 17, 2023 · Once again, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the No. 2 university in the nation for social mobility. UCR also climbed 13 spots in the overall rankings, to No. 76 among the top 435 private and public universities.