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From polluting waste to sportswear

David Danelski — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700

A UCR professor receives $1.45 million federal grant to further develop a chemical process that takes plant waste from wood processing and farming to make fibers for clothing fabrics and other products.

Help create UCR’s new mural with ‘smog-eating’ paint

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0700

In honor of Clean Air Day, students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited to join the painting festivities on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

High-tech air quality research center dedicated in Riverside

Imran Ghori — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The California Air Resources Board dedicated its new state-of-the-art Southern California headquarters Thursday, Nov. 18, on a 19-acre site near the UC Riverside campus. The 402,000-square-foot laboratory and office facility, located on land provided by UCR, is one of the largest and most advanced vehicle emissions testing and research facilities in the world, agency officials said.