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Class of 2020 and 2021 graduates on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Students

June 16, 2021

‘Closure’ for 2020 and 2021 graduates

Nearly 4,500 students participated in modified in-person commencement ceremonies

Social Science / Education

June 11, 2021

Want to know L.A.'s Latinx story? Follow the music posters

UCR historian says the Latinx community's ascension in L.A. has never been mapped; he's taken a first step

Social Science / Education

June 11, 2021

UCR faculty member's book shares stories of teachers of color

‘Teachers of Color: Resisting Racism and Reclaiming Education’ describes personal and professional toll of racism and provides recommendations for increasing, retaining, and valuing diversity in the teaching force

Science / Technology

June 10, 2021

Decoded genome of little-known disease offers hope for citrus

Benign infection can potentially send medicine into plants

Science / Technology

June 7, 2021

Study of perception and memory in older adults will improve understanding of dementias

UC Riverside scientists will use a $2 million NIH grant to study the brain’s locus coeruleus

Science / Technology

June 3, 2021

UCR joins forces with NASA on missions to Venus

Trips to illuminate how Earth’s evil twin became uninhabitable

University

June 1, 2021

2021 voices: Grads share pivotal moments of their educational journeys

More than 7,100 students are eligible to graduate; Commencement events kick off on June 3 with the School of Medicine

Assistant Professor Ilya Brookwell sits in the new MCS Livestreaming and VR Lab

University

May 17, 2021

New Livestreaming and Virtual Reality Lab is bringing VR to the masses

The lab aims to democratize virtual reality while also providing students new opportunities in the burgeoning digital media industry

Latest News

Science / Technology

How a supermassive black hole originates

UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 16, 2021

University

Campus community gets first look at OASIS

A proposed clean technology park would build upon research at UCR, new CARB facility

By J.D. Warren | June 16, 2021

Students

‘Closure’ for 2020 and 2021 graduates

Nearly 4,500 students participated in modified in-person commencement ceremonies

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 16, 2021

Latest Events

Can Myelin Repair Lead to the Reversal of Multiple Sclerosis?

Brain & Life | June 12, 2021

Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff, professor of biomedical sciences, says drugs that protect or regrow myelin are needed to reverse the course of Multiple Sclerosis.

UCR in the News

Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on Mars a Reality

Vice | June 8, 2021

Jinyong Liu, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, and Changxu Ren, a doctoral student, have developed a way to simplify and destroy perchlorate, a dangerous chemical on Earth and Mars.

UCR in the News

Acne Can Take Serious Toll on Adolescents' Self-Esteem, Study Results Show

Pharmacy Times | June 8, 2021

Psychologists Misaki Natsuaki and Tuppett M. Yates co-authored a study about the psychological effects of acne among adolescents, particularly on females with darker skin.

UCR in the News

A New Way to Shape Metal Nanoparticles—With a Magnetic Field

Wired | June 7, 2021

New work from Michael Zachariah, a professor of chemical engineering and material science, and Pankaj Ghildiyal, a PhD student in Zachariah’s lab, could make it easier to build the exact particles engineers want, for uses in just about anything.

UCR in the News

Op-Ed: The complex link between population decline and a warming planet

Yahoo News | June 7, 2021

Jade S. Sasser, associate professor of gender and sexuality studies, argues that it’s time to stop blaming overpopulation for environmental woes and start looking at resource consumption and toxic exposure as population growth and fertility rates show downward trends.

UCR in the News

The Cost of Being an ‘Interchangeable Asian’

The New York Times | June 6, 2021

Donatella Galella, associate professor of theatre, film and digital production, was quoted in the New York times for the article "The Cost of Being an 'Interchangeable Asian.'"

UCR in the News

Simple catalyst could clean contaminated water on Earth and soil on Mars

New Atlas | June 6, 2021

New research led by environmental and chemical engineers Jinyong Liu and Changxu Ren has identified a relatively simple catalyst that can remove perchlorates, which can cause thyroid problems. The discovery could help future Martian settlers, and reduce water and soil pollution here on Earth too.

UCR in the News

NASA's going to send new spacecraft to Venus. Here's why

ABC News Australia | June 4, 2021

Planetary scientist Stephen Kane is a key participant in NASA's newly announced missions to Venus.

News

‘Closure’ for 2020 and 2021 graduates

Want to know L.A.'s Latinx story? Follow the music posters

UCR faculty member's book shares stories of teachers of color

Decoded genome of little-known disease offers hope for citrus

Study of perception and memory in older adults will improve understanding of dementias

UCR joins forces with NASA on missions to Venus

2021 voices: Grads share pivotal moments of their educational journeys