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WEBScientists previously believed that sperm contribute only their genome during fertilization, but a new study led by UCR biomedical scientist Changcheng Zhou shows a connection between what fathers eat and daughters' health.
Mike Magpayo extended as head men’s basketball coach
WEBMay 21, 2021 · UC Riverside Athletics announced today that Mike Magpayo, the 2021 Joe B. Hall Award winner, has been tabbed to lead the UC Riverside men’s basketball program forward on a permanent basis and has officially signed to a five-year contract. Magpayo led the Highlanders to a 14-8 overall record during the global pandemic shortened 2020-21 season. The first-year head coach guided the team to its ...
UCR breaks ground on largest-ever expansion - News
WEBOct 7, 2019 · Share This: Friday, Oct. 4, officials representing the University of California and American Campus Communities helped break ground on the North District project, which will ultimately add 6,500 beds to the UC Riverside campus. From left, From left, Brian Haynes, vice chancellor for Student Affairs; Thomas Smith, interim provost; Kim Wilcox ...
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus ... - News
WEBJul 7, 2020 · [UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus Greening Disease, which has devastated citrus farms in Florida and also threatens California. The new treatment effectively kills the bacterium causing the disease with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild citrus relatives.]
University of California names Michael Drake its president
WEBJul 7, 2020 · The University of California Board of Regents unanimously named Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the next president of the 10-campus UC system. Drake, 69, is the 21st UC president, succeeding the retiring Janet Napolitano. When he assumes the helm in August, he will be the first person of …
Grow and eat your own vaccines? | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories. Messenger RNA or mRNA technology, used in COVID-19 vaccines, works by teaching our cells to recognize …
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
WEBSep 28, 2020 · The team determined that matter makes up about 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universe. Cosmologists believe about 20% of the total matter is made of regular — or “baryonic” matter — which includes stars, galaxies, atoms, and life, while about 80% is made of dark matter, whose mysterious nature is not yet known but may consist of some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic ...
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 ...
UCR, Riverside schools push back against pollution
WEBMay 13, 2019 · A grant recently awarded to the Riverside Unified School District and UC Riverside will provide a high school curriculum that addresses air quality, in a region that is among the worst polluters in the country. The grant is for $1.19 million and is from the National Science Foundation, or NSF. The grant will create the Riverside Air Monitoring ...
Polling expert draws early conclusions from Harris vs. Trump
WEBJul 30, 2024 · A recent New York Times/Siena College poll conducted July 22-24 shows that Donald Trump has a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, with 48% of respondents indicating they would vote for Trump if the election were held today, compared to 47% of respondents that indicated they would vote …
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