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• UCR report explores consequences of high cost housing in the Inland Empire
  (January 31, 2023)

  A report released by the University of California, Riverside, probes Inland Southern California's high rates for cost-burdened households and details the consequences. 

  Entitled “Housing and Sustainability in the Inland Region: Affordability, Equity, and Changing Demographics,” the report cites research that found 41.5% of the households in the region are cost-burdened, in which residents spend nearly a third or more of their incomes on housing. 

• Health impact of chemicals in plastics is handed down two generations
  (January 26, 2023)

  UC Riverside mouse study finds paternal exposure to phthalates increases risk of metabolic diseases in progeny

• Gun violence pressures elected officials to make reforms
  (January 25, 2023)

  With three mass shooting within a week leaving 24 Californians dead, public policy makers are searching for answers. 

• Asian American shootings: This is ‘not an exception’ and other issues that need to be discussed
  (January 25, 2023)

  Farm working, mental health, and social and cultural barriers that some Asian American communities face.

• Prof pours cold water on coffee pod controversy
  (January 25, 2023)

  New research from the University of Quebec declares coffee pods are “better for the planet than filtered brew.” Here to weigh in on the matter is UCR's Andrew Gray, who studies the movement of plastic pollutants through the environment.

• Is ChatGPT a threat to education?
  (January 24, 2023)

  UC Riverside experts share thoughts on the AI-powered language model that understands and responds to natural language

• Gas stoves: Suddenly, the pariah du jour
  (January 24, 2023)

  One-third of U.S. households — more than 40 million homes — cook with gas.

• Black stories, culture, and Hollywood
  (January 23, 2023)

  In this Q&A UCR experts discuss culture, history, and the importance of Black films.

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