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A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water
June 3, 2021
Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally, but current techniques are limited. A new approach holds promise.
UC summit will focus on student involvement in the war on global hunger
March 2, 2021
Register by March 12 to participate in the 2021 Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit to be held March 25-26, 2021.
Your childhood diet has a lifelong impact, study finds
February 4, 2021
The effects of unhealthy food followed young mice into adulthood.
UC announces its 2021 Startup Innovation Challenge winners
January 28, 2021
Two UC-affiliated companies that focus on climate change solutions have won the 2021 UC Startup Innovation Challenge, while five others take home awards for social impact.
$6.3M will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards
December 17, 2020
Scientists to take on the imposing threats of incurable fungus, root rot and salinity.
A Zoom-friendly idea for Thanksgiving
November 19, 2020
Impress your family from afar — and your friends on Instagram — with this holiday superfood.
New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology
August 5, 2020
UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.
Chinese fishing boats took half a billion dollars of illegal squid from North Korea. Scientists used satellites to catch them out
July 23, 2020
Satellite technology and machine learning are helping track down illegal and environmentally damaging ‘dark fleets’ of fishing boats.
The next trend in food: Edible insects?
July 9, 2020
A lot of people think you should be eating more insects.
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus-destroying disease
July 8, 2020
The disease that has devastated crops in Florida and threatens California may finally be stoppable.