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Chemical Shield Stops DNA Damage from Triggering Disease–'A Paradigm Shift' goodnewsnetwork.org/chemical-shiel… via @goodnewsnetwork #UCRscience @zhaolabucr #chemistry #MitochondrialDNA #mtdna #ucr #ucriverside
While we're experiencing the calm of summer, we're already looking forward to the energy returning in the fall! What are you most excited about next semester? 👇 #UCRscience #UCRCNAS #ucr #ucriverside #throwbackcampus

Hey #Botany2025 folks @KenchanmaneLab @UCRCNAS is going to its first conference together 🎉 Yuvraj & Minnie are presenting posters on regulation & cell-type specific gene expression during environment adaptation🌽🧬 Curious about our work? Let’s connect! kenchanmanelab.com
🚨Students: Fall registration NOTICE! 1. Provide your math placement info: arc.ucr.edu/mpp 2. Finish the Highlander Foundations Canvas course: elearnhome.ucr.edu 3. Register for Phase 2 Advising: orientation.ucr.edu/firstyear/firs… #UCRscience #ucrorientation #ucr #ucriverside

Is Insect Venom Really Dangerous? The Truth Revealed! youtu.be/mnWWxgTJ0rg #UCRscience #insects #entomology #venom #bugs #ucr #ucriverside
UC Riverside scientists develop tool to preserve mitochondrial DNA news-medical.net/news/20250721/… via @NewsMedical #UCRscience #mitochondrialdna #dna #mtdna #disease #inflammation #ucr #ucriverside
The CNAS Undergraduate Academic Advising Center is hiring Intake Peer Advisors (IPAs) for the 2025-26 academic year! Apply & learn more: app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/10065… Deadline is July 31, 2025 at 4PM. [email protected]. #UCRCNAS #studentjob #ucr #ucriverside

In 1907, the UC Regents established the UC Citrus Experiment Station (CES) on 23 acres of land in #Riverside. The station contributed greatly to the cultivation of the orange & the overall agriculture industry in California. #UCRscience #CitrusExperimentStation #ucr #ucriverside

Chemical breakthrough shields mitochondrial DNA before damage triggers chronic disease interestingengineering.com/health/mitocho… via @IntEngineering #UCRscience @zhaolabucr #DNA #MitochondrialDNA #mtDNA #disease #chemistry #ucr #ucriverside
Chemical shield stops stressed #DNA from triggering disease news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/… #UCRscience @zhaolabucr #MitochondrialDNA #mtDNA #mitochondria #disease #inflammation #chemistry #ucr #ucriverside
Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center | Houston Wilson - Dept. Entomology UC Riverside ucanr.edu/rec/kearney-ag… via @ucanr #UCRscience #entomology #pestmanagement #orchards #vineyards #agriculture #ucr #ucriverside
Meet Tumi Sule, one of our newest undergraduate researcher volunteers at CIBER! He currently majors in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology and is excited to contribute to the intricate world of honey bee science. 🧬🐝
Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… @AmEpilepsySoc #UCRscience #epilepsy #seizures #research #fellowship #grant #ucr #ucriverside
Scientists find a surprising case of 'reverse evolution' in wild tomatoes earth.com/news/scientist… via @EarthDotCom #UCRscience @AdamJozwiak6 #evolution #plantscience #botany #tomatoes #ucr #ucriverside
Why Do Insects Flock to Lights at Night? youtu.be/eKZaFUlKS4A?si… #UCRscience #entomology #insects #behavior #ucr #ucriverside
NASA grant to allow in-depth study of cosmic microwave background insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2025/07… #UCRscience #NASA #grant #physics #CMB #reionization #ucr #ucriverside

Why do mosquitoes bite you more than others? 🦟 UCR entomologist Doug Yanega explains the science behind mosquito bites & how you can avoid becoming their next meal! Check it out, and watch more in his “Bugs With Doug” series on YouTube here ➡️ youtube.com/playlist?list=… @UCRCNAS
7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding universityofcalifornia.edu/news/7-world-c… via @UofCalifornia #UCRscience #plantscience #federalfunding #rice #food #research #ucr #ucriverside
Attention students! Sign up for ENTM010 this summer session. Learn more about the world of insects. The course is designed for non-entomology majors. No prerequisites. Earn 4 units! 🦋🐞 Register summer.ucr.edu #UCRscience #ucrsummersessions #ucr #ucriverside

For tastier and hardier #citrus, #researchers built a tool for probing #plant #metabolism. The team is led by researchers at @UCSanDiego, in collaboration with researchers @UCRiverside and @uady_mx. today.ucsd.edu/story/for-tast…