UC Riverside professor Kevin Esterling, creator of Prytaneum, talks about an AI-powered webinar platform built to foster inclusive, deliberative public discourse. Inspired by ancient democratic principles, Prytaneum enables real-time audience participation and AI synthesis of diverse viewpoints—reshaping how civic engagement happens online.
But new research, led by UCR's Juan Pablo Giraldo, shows that once nanoparticles -- which are everywhere -- enter a plant cell, they can change in unexpected ways and interfere with the plant’s ability to photosynthesize.
UCR's Shaolei Ren is a primary source for a Business Insider investigative article on the true cost of the U.S. data center boom, in water, power, pollution, and tax incentives.
Article highlights the work of Megan Robbins, UCR associate psychology professor, who has demonstrated that women discuss social topics more than men, and that the gossip is often more positive than one might assume.
