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mitochondria

Chemical shield stops stressed DNA from triggering disease

Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before the damage causes disease.

By Jules Bernstein | July 21, 2025 | Science / Technology
Aerial view of dust storm overrunning the Imperial Valley, California. Salton Sea in upper left.

Inhaled agricultural dust disrupts gut health

UC Riverside study highlights need for protective measures for agricultural workers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 18, 2025 | Health
Fake video generator interface

UC Riverside scientists develop tool to detect fake videos

UCR computer scientists team up with Google scientists to develop an artificial intelligence model that detects fake videos — even when manipulations go far beyond face swaps and altered speech.

By David Danelski | July 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
Business school classroom

School of Business joins council of global business schools

UC Riverside’s School of Business has been accepted into the Graduate Management Admission Council, or GMAC, a prestigious global association of leading graduate business schools.

By David Danelski | July 17, 2025 | Business, University
solid-state batteries for electric vehicles

Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

Solid-state batteries are poised to transform everything from electric cars to consumer electronics, and represent a transformational leap in energy storage.

By Jules Bernstein | July 16, 2025 | Science / Technology
overheating worker

Cleaner East Asian air unmasks a much hotter planet

As China slashed sulfur dioxide emissions by roughly 75 percent, a new study finds Earth began warming much, much faster.

By Jules Bernstein | July 14, 2025 | Science / Technology
Volunteers at the Riverside Free Clinic

Riverside Free Clinic: A health resource for the community

UCR medical students gain valuable experience attending to patients and medical issues

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 9, 2025 | Health, Students
futuristic central processing unit

Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale

Researchers have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a discovery that could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.

By Jules Bernstein | July 8, 2025 | Science / Technology
Kyle Ingram teaching

UC Riverside scholar reimagines student engagement

The "Carry the Class" teaching method helps college students master concepts while fostering a sense of ownership through more meaningful social interactions among students and faculty, which creates a sense of community and shared purpose.

By David Danelski | July 7, 2025 | Business, Social Science / Education
greenhouse plants

Sugar, the hidden thermostat in plants

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sensed temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night when the air is cool. New research suggests that during the day, another signal takes over. Sugar, produced in sunlight, helps plants detect heat and decide when to grow.

By Jules Bernstein | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology

Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to therapies

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible. Led by Karine Le Roch, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology, the...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 1, 2025 | Science / Technology
Pierce Lawn on campus

UCR named a top value in college ranking

UC Riverside has once again been named a great value in the Princeton Review’s latest college rankings, where it was ranked No. 33 overall on the list’s Top 50 Best Value Colleges among public schools. It was also ranked highly for financial aid and No. 5 in the country among...

By Imran Ghori | June 25, 2025 | University
Shadow Archive

Lost images find life in 'Shadow Archive'

When you cross the second-floor catwalk to see “ Shadow Archive: Meggan Gould,” on view at the California Museum of Photography, or CMP, through July 27, you will discover not one, but two exhibitions that sprung from a third. The images on the left outer wall before you enter the...

By J.D. Mathes | June 23, 2025 | Arts / Culture
Galapagos tomatoes

Tomatoes in the Galápagos are de-evolving

Wild-growing tomatoes are on the black-rock islands of the Galápagos are doing something peculiar. They’re shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a primitive genetic state that resurrects ancient chemical defenses.

By Jules Bernstein | June 23, 2025 | Science / Technology
South Greenland iceberg

Strange Atlantic cold spot traced to ocean slowdown

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean’s overall warming, fueling debate amongst scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long-term weakening of a major ocean circulation system.

By Jules Bernstein | June 20, 2025 | Science / Technology
Toxoplasma gondii

How a common brain parasite disrupts neural communication

UC Riverside study on how Toxoplasma gondii manipulates brain cells lays groundwork for future clinical research and therapies

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 18, 2025 | Health
Plants in a laboratory

How ubiquitous small particles turn harmful inside plants

A new UC Riverside-led study reveals how common small particles produced by nature as well as human activities can transform upon entering plant cells and weaken plants’ ability to turn sunlight into food.

By Jules Bernstein | June 18, 2025 | Science / Technology
artist rendering

UCR to start construction of research and economic development park

UC Riverside will celebrate a major step forward in its efforts to drive economic growth in the Inland Empire as it begins construction of an innovation park that will bring together research, entrepreneurship, and education at one hub near campus. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Monday, June 23 for...

By Imran Ghori | June 17, 2025 | University
Multiple sclerosis patient

Link found between mitochondria and MS brain damage

UC Riverside study could lead to new treatments addressing multiple sclerosis

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 16, 2025 | Health
Wafer scale computer chip

Wafer-scale accelerators could redefine AI

The promise of a new type of computer chip that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence and be more environmentally friendly is explored in a technology review paper published by UC Riverside engineers in the journal Device.

By David Danelski | June 16, 2025 | Science / Technology
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