Mark Muckenfuss
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How a new bill would make college more affordable for Inland students
An Assembly bill that would make the first year of community college free goes to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature → Read More
Why residents are worried about sale of Altavita Village, a Riverside retirement community
Residents’ council votes to oust nonresident members of the Altavita board of directors → Read More
Why the University of California is suing the Trump administration over DACA
The University of California lawsuit asks the court to rescind Trump’s order ending DACA → Read More
Why Inland area leaders are pushing for carbon-free energy
Agencies are pushing for passage of SB100, which calls for sustainable energy by 2045 → Read More
Here’s why the top Democrats running for California governor are all coming to Riverside – Press Enterprise
Union officials said strikers are protesting what they say are unfair labor practices by the county → Read More
Why two Corona men bought a boat and drove into hurricane country
Eugene and Michael Silva were determined to help Hurricane Harvey survivors any way they could. → Read More
How a UCR art exhibit hopes to take visitors into space
“Mundos Alternos” lets Latin artists leap into science fiction → Read More
How March Field Air Museum ended up with Wright brothers plane
The replica of the Wright Flyer has a long history → Read More
Second tree with citrus greening disease found in Riverside
Officials have identified a 10-mile-wide quarantine zone centered on where two trees have been found with the deadly citrus disease. → Read More
Here’s what eye contact tells us about dealing with fear – Press Enterprise
A UCR researcher shows kids look for clues in the eyes of a threatening face → Read More
Riverside tech company has found 3 new ways to kill mosquitoes and thwart malaria
The insects are the deadliest animals on the planet, carrying such diseases as yellow and dengue fevers and the West Nile and Zika viruses → Read More
UC Riverside overwhelmed by about 2,000 eclipse watchers
Organizers expected 100 and got about 2,000 people who wanted a closer look at the event → Read More
How Big Bear Lake’s solar observatory is contributing to eclipse study – Press Enterprise
Astronomers will be collecting data on the sun’s corona → Read More
Hate crime expert says universities play a role in alt-right surge
Last week’s violent confrontation between white supremacist groups and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Va., began with a torchlight march on the University of Virginia campus that ended with the two sides battling one another.Coll → Read More
Hate crime expert says universities play a role in alt-right surge
Encouraging a broader discussion of ideas would weaken leverage of alt-right, Brian Levin says → Read More
Riverside residents asked to help save state’s citrus industry from deadly disease – Press Enterprise
Agriculture and citrus experts told Riverside residents at a meeting Thursday night, Aug. 17, it will take a coordinated community effort to protect not only local citrus trees but the state’s $3.3… → Read More
UC Riverside scientists erase fear in mice, hope to help humans one day
Researchers were able to scrub a fear-triggering memory from the brains of mice → Read More
Why local citrus industry is worried about citrus greening reaching the Inland Empire
Impending quarantine will affect some citrus growing and packing operations. There is no known treatment for citrus greening, a bacterial disease that kills a variety of citrus trees → Read More
More high school students are taking advanced placement classes, but are they ready for college?
Two studies released in recent days are worth looking at.One study shows that the number of students taking advantage of high school advanced placement courses has doubled over the past 15 years. The other reports that nearly half of college fr → Read More
Here’s why new commander at March Air Reserve Base often feels like part of history – Press Enterprise
‘I felt like I kept turning up on the news,’ said Col. Matthew Burger → Read More