CNAS Science News
December 20, 2024
Growing safer spuds: removing toxins from potatoes
Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes and tomatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in extreme environments, like outer space.
December 20, 2024
Uncovering key molecular factors behind malaria’s deadliest strain
NIH grant will allow UC Riverside-led team to focus on long non-coding RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum
December 18, 2024
An inexpensive fix for California’s struggling wildflowers
California’s native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A UCR study shows simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire danger.
December 12, 2024
Technique to forecast where the next big quake will start
Scientists have a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts, shedding light on where quakes start, how they spread, and where the biggest impacts might be.
December 11, 2024
A new formula for success in undergraduate chemistry
UCR is transforming undergraduate chemistry, allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge while reducing the high stakes of traditional exams. Educators believe the approach will improve outcomes for underserved students.
December 04, 2024
Too much sitting hurts even young, active people
A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, and current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset the negative effects.
November 27, 2024
Reestablishing UCR’s API Alumni Network
After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.
November 25, 2024
Drought-friendly UCR turfgrass is now on the market
UC Riverside has licensed a new drought-resistant bermudagrass cultivar that may well change the landscape of Southern California and beyond.
The agreement with licensee West Coast Turf will allow for the grass, which is being commercialized as Coachella™, to be available for purchase. The university’s Office of Technology Partnerships said West Coast Turf hopes to initially target golf courses and sports stadiums that require a large amount of real grass. Homeowners’ lawns will come later, as supply increases.