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Better math adds up to trillions in climate-related savings
A new study greatly reduces uncertainty in climate change predictions, a move economists say could save the world trillions in adaptations for a hotter future.
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UC Regents approve plan for four-story, 1,700-seat instructional building
UC Riverside will begin construction this summer on a four-story building with a focus on instructional education, which was approved March 20 by the Regents of the University of California. The vote allows the campus to move forward with the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility, a 100,700-square-foot building that will be constructed on Parking Lot 19, south of the UCR Soccer Stadium. It will have a prominent location near the westside campus entrance at Canyon Crest Drive where University Avenue ends.
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Breaking Barriers and Striking Chords: Oaxaca’s Indigenous Women Musicians

Xóchitl Chávez, assistant professor of music at UC Riverside, takes us on an exciting journey into Oaxaca’s vibrant music scene and shares the story of Mujeres del Viento Florido, an all-female Indigenous band.

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