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UCR receives major NIH grant for extending longevity
With age-related conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia on the rise, the University of California, Riverside, is joining a major effort to develop treatments that delay aging and improve life for older adults. The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $45 million, five-year grant to a multi-institutional research initiative. The grant, titled the “Longevity Consortium,” will support the development of interventions to promote healthy aging and longevity in humans. 
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Scott Evans and Ian Hughes excavating a fossil bed at Nilpena National Park.
Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery
Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.
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How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable -- and still visible 40 years later.
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The fungus among us: California’s bats under siege
A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight. 
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UCR's first undergrad McNair Scholars complete summer research
Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program.
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Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming - a little
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
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Sustainable agriculture. Shows two hands and a plant in between.
UCR awarded $1.5M for sustainable agriculture initiatives
Three interrelated projects have been funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
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UC Riverside receives seven grants totaling $7M for graduate education
GAANN fellowships from the Department of Education will support students pursuing research in areas of national need
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Cub scouts visit UCR on Nov. 3, 2024
Cub scouts learn physics on campus
Local cub scouts who visited campus on Nov. 3 got an early education in physics and astronomy. The two-hour event was arranged by Robert Sanderson, an instructional lab manager and lecture demonstration specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Ken Barish in his office
Physicist elected chair of international nuclear physics experiment’s council
Kenneth Barish’s two-year term begins in March 2025
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UCR team to participate in national undergraduate research program
Five-month program focuses on developing participants’ communication and advocacy skills
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Ken Barish in his office
DOE renewal grant funds student research
Researchers will work at Brookhaven National Laboratory to uncover internal structure of protons
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UCR physicists receive DOE grants as early career scientists
Miguel Arratia and Shawn Westerdale have each been awarded $875,000 over five years
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Alumni win over $300K in 2024-25 awards through CUREL
With the help of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning, or CUREL, recent graduates of UC Riverside racked up over $300,000 worth of funding for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue their studies and research.
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NSF funds instrumentation in lab linked to LIGO research
Physicist Jon Richardson is grant’s principal investigator
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Junior faculty honored for being outstanding teachers
Four faculty recognized by UCR’s Academy of Distinguished Teaching
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