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News and Events
Culver Center Presents Dvorák Opera May 30
(May 24, 2013)
UCR ARTSblock is collaborating with the UC Riverside Choral Society Opera Chorus and the UCR Department of Music to present the first English-language performance of “The Stubborn Lovers, Comic Opera in One Act, Opus 17” in the Culver Center Atrium on Thursday, May 30
UCR Students’ Exhibit on Youth Influence on Civil Rights Movement on Display Through June 17
(May 24, 2013)
An collection of images, newspaper articles, and other materials that showcase the significant contributions of young people to the civil rights movement of the early 1960's make up the student-led exhibit “Children, Youth, and Civil Rights, 1951-1965” at the Orbach Science Library at the University of California, Riverside through June 17, 2013.
Dealing with Crap to Improve Water Quality
(May 24, 2013)
To better understand how bacteria impact the environment a former University of California, Riverside graduate student spent nearly a year building a system that replicates a human colon, septic tank and groundwater and “fed” the colon three times a day during weeklong experiments to simulate human eating.
Astronomers Measure the Elusive Extragalactic Background Light
(May 24, 2013)
A UC Riverside-led team of astronomers has found a way to overcome the technical challenges of measuring extragalactic background light.
Getting Help to Live Tobacco-Free, One Day at a Time
(May 23, 2013)
With the help of smoking cessation expert V.J. Sleight, UCR's Bob Slater is working to give up the smoking habit he picked up 40 years ago.
Philosopher to Lecture on Moral Responsibility
(May 22, 2013)
John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy, will discuss moral responsibility in the 61st Faculty Research Lecture on May 31.
Science Research Grants Related to Immortality Announced
(May 21, 2013)
Phenomena related to near-death experiences, immortality in virtual reality, and genes that prevent a species of freshwater hydra from aging are among the first research proposals funded by The Immortality Project at the University of California, Riverside.
Study: Ethicists’ Behavior Not More Moral
(May 21, 2013)
Do ethicists engage in better moral behavior than other professors? The answer is no. Nor are they more likely than nonethicists to act according to values they espouse, according to researchers from the University of California, Riverside and Stetson University in Florida.
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