UCR launches largest renewable energy project in California
One of the most visible partners of the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) is the Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), which has begun a project to create a renewable energy research center...
UCR researcher says to treat prisoners to fight hepatitis C
Nearly four million people in the United States have the hepatitis C viral infection with up to ten thousand dying annually across the nation. In response to this epidemic, a team of researchers has...
UCR researcher discovers new species of orchid
A new species of orchid was discovered by UCR postdoctoral scholar Katia Silvera while she was on a field trip with her father, Gaspara Silvera, in the mountainous regions of central Panama back in...
UCR psychologist improves eyesight in baseball players
UCR psychologists Aaron Seitz, Daniel Ozer and Jenni Deveau launched a one-year vision-based study, which improved the performance of UCR baseball players, who received 41 additional runs and four additional wins throughout the season.
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Immortality Project awards its third essay prize
What happens to us after we die? The Immortality Project, a research project which studies this question and offers essay prizes to those who advance the themes of immortality through their work, recently awarded...
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Island habitat linked to tameness in lizards
UCR professor Theodore Garland and two other researchers have published a study that confirms that island-dwelling lizards take longer to flee from predators than their mainland counterparts, a...
The Lab: World’s oldest diamonds are fake, according to UCR researchers
Nearly half a decade ago, geologists believed that they had discovered petite gems inside zircon crystals from Western Australia’s Jack Hills, which were considered to be the world’s oldest diamonds. The minerals were considered...
UCR’s waste-to-energy system reduces harmful pollutants
UCR engineers showcased an energy conversion system at the UC’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), which can turn agricultural or human waste into a form of clean energy. The system uses a...
Sociologist collaborates with Indio police to reduce crime
A new computer model created by UCR Sociologist Robert Nash Parker and Indio Police Chief Richard P. Twiss will allow law enforcement agencies to better predict where a crime is likely to occur by...
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UCR economics professor receives $70,000 grant
UCR associate professor Steven Helfand has been awarded $70,000 from the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The money will be used to research the efficacy of...