Tuesday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:
- At UC Riverside’s new Plant Research 1 building, they’re testing how to grow rice to withstand drought and flooding in India and growing new cowpea plants to send to Africa.
- Regional patterns have emerged as enrollments in California’s public schools has fallen for 6th straight year.
- There’s a growing movement to plant more trees on school campuses to provide shade.
- Road improvements are underway in Idyllwild to repair potholes.
- Local college students are encouraged to apply for CalFresh before June.
