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J ohn Franchak has long been interested in how learning a new motor skill, such as sitting or walking, changes how infants interact with their surroundings. He has now been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue this research question. The four-year grant of nearly $755,000 will...
Inland Empire Health Plan’s gift of $2.6M will create up to 23 awards designed to encourage students to practice in the region
Content developed by School of Medicine for physicians and other health care professionals includes grand rounds and a journal club delivered virtually
Following a decade-long effort, scientists have mapped out the genome of an aphid-like pest capable of decimating vineyards. In so doing, they have discovered how it spreads — and potentially how to stop it. The research team’s work on the genome was published this past week in a BMC Biology...
UC Riverside ranked No. 14 among universities nationally in CNBC Make It’s annual “50 Colleges that Pay Off the Most” list. Editors for CNBC Make-It, which is a business-news site, said the ranking carries greater weight due to scrutiny of higher education costs-benefits in the COVID-19 pandemic. “These past several...
UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrances
Fifteen UCR faculty members and staff offer tips on keeping a creative spirit in the age of COVID-19
Amit Roy-Chowdhury leads project that will develop robust context-aware machine vision for computers
UC Riverside-led study identifies mechanism that prevents death of neurons
A new hemp pulping method that converts 100% of the plant to useful components moves toward commercialization
Most reptiles move slower when temperatures drop, but venomous rattlesnakes appear to be an exception. The cold affects them, but not as much as scientists expected.
Adam Godzik has been named the Bruce D. and Nancy B. Varner Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
A quarter of Californians lack meaningful access to the internet at home; here’s why that matters, and how to fix it
It’s likely that billions of people are unaware they have been infected with parasitic worms. A UC Riverside scientist has won $1.8 million to try and understand why. The National Institutes of Health granted an Outstanding Investigator Award to Adler Dillman, an assistant professor of parasitology, so he can shed...
A UC Riverside medical sociologist offers five strategies for combating misinformation and strengthening public health
UCR admissions up 17% for fall 2020, with gains among underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income students.
The United States Department of Labor has awarded nearly $1 million to UC Riverside’s University Extension to help train the Southern California’s labor force. The four-year grant known as “Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap” will allow the University Extension to work with businesses in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Los...
Across U.S., California, and Inland Empire, chance of a rapid bounce dims
In an essay for Marvel, John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies, reflects on the 1982 graphic novel “X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills” by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson, which is being re-released this year in a two-part extended cut. “ Solving for X: ‘God Loves, Man Kills’...
Total funding of three grants exceeds $1.2 million
