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Reforestation can’t undo global warming, but it could help, study says

Washington Post | June 8, 2025
Bob Allen, UCR climatology professor, is lead author on a study showing replanting lost trees can cool the planet more than scientists previously realized. However, it can't totally offset warming from human emissions.
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The Mexican Flag Becomes a Potent L.A. Protest Symbol

The New York Times | June 8, 2025
Alfonso Gonzales Toribio, an ethnic studies professor at UCR, who has written about Latino immigrant rights movements, said that right now, immigrants are motivated by pride to wave flags from their homeland at protests.
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S. Jack Hu, University of Georgia provost, named UC Riverside chancellor amid steep challenges

The Los Angeles Times | May 28, 2025
S. Jack Hu, a senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, takes the helm at UC Riverside in July. He has deep experience in leading research enterprises and guiding outreach to students from rural and low-income communities.
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Erasing history: California’s digital news archive is at risk of going dark

The Sacramento Bee | May 27, 2025
The California Digital Newspaper Collection may go dark due to budget cuts. Housed at the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research on UCR's campus, the digital archive provides access to more than 16 million newspaper pages, covering over 100 years of California history.  It is the single most comprehensive digital archive of the state’s press since 1846.
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How to get the most juice from your lemons (without a fancy gadget)

Martha Stewart | May 11, 2025
Tracy Kahn, curator of the Citrus Variety Collection at UCR, serves as an expert in this piece on getting the most value out of lemons in the kitchen.
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'Overkill' injuries on Bronze Age skeletons reveal fierce feuding in ancient China

Live Science | May 1, 2025
LiveScience covers a presentation by UCR bioarchaeologist Elizabeth Berger in which she discusses extreme trauma found in an ancient Chinese cemetery.
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Google's AI tool that turns your notes into a podcast

KTLA5 | April 30, 2025
KTLA features the application of NotebookLM in Rich Yueh's School of Business classroom.
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Scientists issue warning over newly discovered species that is already on the brink of extinction: 'Quite distinct'

The Cool Down | April 22, 2025
UCR plant biologists Amy Litt and Tito Abbo discover a new species of native manzanita and its existence is already threatened by new development.
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