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Functional ultrasound imaging provides real-time feedback during spinal surgery

Physics World |
UCR's Vasileios Christopoulos and his colleagues are using functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI) to visualize the spinal cord and map its response to electrical stimulation in real time, an approach that could improve treatments of chronic back pain.
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Don’t Panic, But A Lot of Stars Seem to Eat Their Own Planets

Scientific American |
UCR astrophysicist Stephen Kane comments on a new study that suggests gravitational perturbations—perhaps from rogue passing stars or by migrating gas giants—can routinely launch rocky worlds into the maws of their star, even in mature planetary systems.
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Prop 1: $6 billion ballot measure addressing homelessness still leading by slim margin

ABC7 San Francisco |
School of Public Policy Professor David Brady questions the timing of Proposition 1 having been put to voters.
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Huge Microsoft plant is draining tiny Arizona town of its water supply to power AI and cloud development - with locals furious tech giant is redacting its figures in city's records

The Daily Mail UK |
Arizona is not the only place with AI-related water issues. UC Riverside estimated last year that global AI demand could cause data centers to use up to 1.7 trillion gallons of fresh water by 2027.
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California dog owners warned of lethal river parasite

Newsweek |
"If you're swimming in the Colorado River with them, your pets are in peril," UCR nematologist Adler Dillman said.
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Presence of parasite that’s deadly for dogs now confirmed in California: Signs to watch for

The Los Angeles Times |
UCR nematologist Adler Dillman confirms, for the first time, the presence of a dog-killing flatworm in California.
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Portion of US adults identifying as LGBTQ has more than doubled in last 12 years

USA Today |
Brandon Robinson, an associate professor and department chair of gender and sexuality studies at the University of California, Riverside, said the growing numbers show that people sense greater societal acceptance and/or support systems for those who identify as LGBTQ+.
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California universities struggle to graduate Black students. Cultural centers aim to help

Cal Matters |
Jamal Myrick, African Student Programs director, speaks on the importance of supporting Black students — 80% feel the center makes them feel at home.