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WEBUCR is recertified as top Latino-serving institution. The Seal of Excelencia is given to universities for Latino student success in retention, financial aid, and degree completion. By UCR News | October 2, 2024.
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
WEBJan 21, 2024 — A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. This finding changes scientists’ understanding of Megalodon behavior, ancient ocean life, and why the sharks went extinct. The Megalodon or megatooth shark is typically portrayed as a …
Food for Thought | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBAug 29, 2024 — UCR chefs and dining staff are bringing that work to the community by incorporating campus-grown foods into the 10,000 meals served daily. And many UCR alumni are making their mark in the food and culinary world as star chefs, restaurateurs, and nonprofit leaders aimed at improving public …
Is ChatGPT a threat to education? | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBJan 24, 2023 — A: ChatGPT uses a predictive algorithm that replicates common patterns, and thus produces text that is unoriginal, unvoiced, and lacking in style. Novice creative writing students might struggle to write with those qualities. Instructors often show students a published story, but students struggle to bridge the gap between their writing and the ...
Psychology research 'giant' Robert Rosenthal has died
WEBJan 10, 2024 — Robert Rosenthal, a father of meta-analysis who was named one of the 20th century's top 100 psychologists, died Jan. 5 at 90. Twenty-five years ago, following his retirement from Harvard University, Rosenthal joined the UC Riverside faculty. He was named a University Professor in 2008 by the University of California system, a distinction shared by only 40 professors in UC’s history.
Unconventional interface superconductor could benefit quantum …
WEBAug 23, 2024 — A multi-institutional team of scientists in the United States, led by physicist Peng Wei at the University of California, Riverside, has developed a new superconductor material that could potentially be used in quantum computing and be a candidate “topological superconductor.”. Topology is the mathematics of shape. A topological superconductor uses a delocalized state of an electron or ...
Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
WEBJun 25, 2024 — Jules Bernstein. Senior Public Information Officer. (951) 827-4580. [If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be able to tell. A new UC Riverside study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet.]
Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’ - News
WEBJul 17, 2024 — A UC Riverside environmental engineering team has discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds of “forever chemicals,” a step further toward low-cost treatments of contaminated drinking water sources. Yujie Men (UCR/Stan Lim) The microorganisms belong to the genus Acetobacterium and they are commonly found in ...
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WEBJun 23, 2022 — Surprisingly, environmental leader California has a smaller ‘green economy’ than the average U.S. state and would need to add many thousands of environmentally friendly jobs to catch up. The good news is it’s on track to do just that, according to a new analysis released today by the UCR School... By Victoria Pike Bond | June 21, 2022 ...
Experts on wildfires | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBOct 11, 2019 — Minnich’s research examines fire ecology in Southern California, Baja California, and temperate Mexico. He also examines the influence of exotic plant invasions and climate change on wildfires, problems associated with fire suppression, the impact of dry weather and drought on wildfires, and the contribution of air pollution to wildfires.