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29 May
How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell
UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases can accomplish the task
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27 May
UCR team develops homegrown solution to online proctoring
Richard Edwards and Nathaniel Wildes of XCITE discuss preparing UCR for remote exams while students continue to shelter in place
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27 May
UCR 'EARS' students won't let pandemic stop the music
To a voyeur at this May 1 virtual songwriting session, it was straight-up fun; a valve release for pent-up pandemic creativity. But the undercurrent of the music production session among members of the UCR EARS music group was something more intentional.
Once upon a musical ambition, hitting it big meant flagging the gaze of one of Berry Gordy’s or David Geffen’s minions in some smoky joint, or summoning the help of a DJ willing to give an unknown B-sider a spin on the turntable.
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