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UC Riverside’s Nathaniel Gabor and colleague formulate a vision for the field in a perspective article

UC Riverside-led study deciphers key elements for the assembly of a large virus; understanding its formation could contain viruses’ spread

University of California President Janet Napolitano met with a few hundred students at Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley on Friday, Nov. 2 to explain how a college education is within their reach. UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox joined her for a morning rally at the school gymnasium, where...

An environmental historian’s book highlights the roles landscapes play in military conflicts

Fulbright Scholar Roberto Rivera looks to Jamaica as a model of restorative justice

Walk into the UC Riverside Baseball Complex and you immediately notice framed jerseys on the walls of current and former Major League players. One that stood out a little more than the rest on Monday is of Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly. He won a World Series Championship with the...

UC Riverside’s Karine Le Roch is principal investigator on two NIH grants

There was a time when Rachelle Cruz, M.F.A. ’12, had all but given up on getting her poetry collection published. A 10-year labor of love, she recalled sending out “ God’s Will for Monsters” 20-25 times before taking a two-year break from her attempts. As a last-ditch effort, Cruz submitted...

A decade ago, Tuppett Yates, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, launched the Guardian Scholars Program in the hopes of creating a support system for students who grew up in foster care. Beginning with four students who were provided $500 scholarships during the 2008-2009 academic year...

Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices, or APM, is a widely used standardized test to measure reasoning ability, often administered to undergraduate students. One drawback, however, is that the test, which has been in use for about 80 years, takes 40 to 60 minutes to complete. Another is that the test kit...

Tetris could be the salve for a worried mind. The venerable video game was used in a recent experiment to create a state of “flow” – the term psychologists use to describe a state of mind so engaged it makes the rest of the world fall away, and time pass...

UC Riverside evolutionary biologist says increased cancer risk associated with height is due primarily to an increase in the number of body cells

Invitations have been sent, fun activities are scheduled, and Scotty the Bear is ready to welcome thousands of alumni, family, students, and friends during the Nov. 16-17 celebrations. Homecoming is an opportunity for visitors to experience the university’s growth by participating in tours across campus, including science labs, the Botanic...

UC Riverside psychologist’s research provides strong evidence that infants’ motor skills directly impact the physical context of their everyday experiences

A team of UCR-led scientists get best measure yet of why star formation stopped in galaxy clusters in the early universe

Collection edited by UCR researchers focuses on the role of rising oxygen in the birth of complex life

A new UC Riverside study finds children are sensitive to and suffer the impacts of discrimination as young as 7 years old. Previous studies have shown children can identify racism at that age, but the study from Tuppett Yates, a UC Riverside psychology professor, and Ana Marcelo, an assistant professor...

The TUNE program will help the college of engineering to recruit and educate transfers to fulfill Navy needs

The award-winning program returns for its eighth year in January

A decade after the recession of 2008, the region is home to the fastest job growth in Southern California and is the most improved among the major surrounding metro areas