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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...
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...
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.
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.
UC Riverside study on how Toxoplasma gondii manipulates brain cells lays groundwork for future clinical research and therapies
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.
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...
UC Riverside study could lead to new treatments addressing multiple sclerosis
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.
A University of California, Riverside study shows dairy digesters can reduce methane emissions on farms by roughly 80 percent, which matches estimates state officials have used in their climate planning.
Study paves way for advances in astrophysics and quantum technology
Today at the State of Workers in the Inland Empire report release, UC Riverside investigators presented recent statistics on labor market demographics, wages, cost of living, and worker training needs to adapt to changing conditions and emerging technologies such as electric vehicles, or EVs. One report drew primarily on five-year...
Fred Strickler, fearless choreographer and insightful teacher, died on May 31st, aged 81
For many students of color, adjusting to college means navigating unfamiliar academic and social settings, often while also managing stress borne from experiences relating to race. A UC Riverside study, which appeared in the journal Race and Social Problems, sought to better understand their experiences, to find what helped students...
A California appeals court has temporarily blocked the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s controversial ban on critical race theory (CRT), ruling the policy is unconstitutionally vague and could silence educators. The decision halts enforcement of the district’s Resolution 21 policy, which was approved in late 2022, pending the outcome of...
A new study shows that bumble bee queens take regular breaks from reproduction, likely to avoid burning out before their first workers arrive.
An accomplished Hollywood screenwriter, Stu Krieger turned his attention to teaching 20 years ago after his wife, the actress Hillary Horan, told Krieger it brings out the best version of himself. More than 100 people attended a retirement ceremony for Krieger on May 28 in a UCR Arts building theater...
Dana Simmons wants you to know that if you are hungry, it is not your fault. In her recently released book, “On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America, from Starvation to Ozempic,” published by UC Press, Simmons challenges the idea that hunger is a natural result of scarcity as she...
Researchers identify gene mutation that disrupts iron absorption, helping explain patients’ persistent anemia
“An experience that I went through as a kid was the lack of a father.” Over the next 39 minutes, the 20-something Latino male detailed how his parents’ separation led him to pull away from his family. He was 7 or 8 years old when his dad moved out, but...
