New Director Named for UC Riverside Natural Reserves
Biologist Kimberly Hammond is only the third director of the UCR Natural Reserve System since its creation in the 1950s.
View ArticleWorkshop to Focus on Conservation Management and Climate Change
Local researchers will join experts from federal agencies at a daylong workshop to discuss habitat conservation planning in Southern California, May 22.
View ArticleUC Riverside — It’s for the Birds
From the Acorn Woodpecker to the Yellow-Rumped Warbler—better known as “Butter Butt” to local birders—you can almost cover the alphabet with the record 135 bird varieties Gin and his fellow birders...
View ArticlePublic Lecture to Discuss Challenges in Assessing Human Impact on Ecosystems
Ecologist Donald M. Waller will give the Jane Block Distinguished Lecture in Conservation Biology at UC Riverside on May 22. His talk, titled “The once and future forest: Drivers of long-term...
View ArticlePlant Species’ Responses to Climate Change Altered by Novel Competitors
A study by UC Riverside ecologist Jeffrey Diez and colleagues finds that as the climate warms, many plants face an uphill struggle for survival.
View ArticleStudy Urges Optimization of Solar Energy Development
Big solar is far from transmission and demand loads, too close to protected areas, and is a driver of land-use and land-cover change, concludes a new study led by UC Riverside researchers.
View ArticleResearch and Scholarship
“(Android rooting) is a highly unregulated area ... ripe for abuse by malware authors looking to gain access to all kinds of personal information” — Zhiyun Qian, assistant professor of computer science...
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