All UC Riverside Highlanders are invited to celebrate the start of our 2026-27 academic year with a ton of fun and informative events hosted by various campus partners.

Federally funded research could alleviate suffering in ICU and COPD patients

UC Riverside is the No. 36 public university in a 2026-27 college ranking from Forbes magazine. UCR is No. 97 overall among public and private universities on Forbes Top Colleges list. Fall is college rankings season, with leading publications focused on varying measures of what constitutes higher education success. For...

UC Riverside researchers discover a way to explain the previously confusing movement of Arctic sea ice, offering a way to potentially predict where the ice will travel as the ocean gets warmer.

New research shows that while rich neighborhoods are more likely to burn, they also generally recover faster from fires.

Election officials can build public trust in procedures and results — even among suspicious voters who fear partisan manipulation — by creating videos that factually explain their security safeguards in simple terms. Such are the findings of studies co-authored by a UC Riverside scholar, offering sound strategies for election officials...

If it ever had a moon, new research shows Venus would have consumed it.

She’s a Grammy Award-winning international superstar, and now, Taylor Swift is also a genus of plant-feeding insects from Australia that were previously unknown to science.

UC Riverside environmental engineers have identified key chemical reactions that occur when ultraviolet light is used to destroy “forever chemical” pollutants in water, providing a roadmap for developing more effective cleanup technologies.

UC Riverside scientists have developed a way to identify where Earth’s biggest earthquakes are most likely to occur.

Project evaluates California’s Medicaid reimbursement for traditional healing

UCR Magazine Presents: Summer 2026 The Wild History of UCR’s Infamous Burros: UCR ecologists are launching a study of the Inland Empire’s wild burros to trace their origins, estimate their population, and help humans and animals safely coexist.

Washington Monthly's “ 2026 Best Colleges for Research" has ranked UC Riverside No. 30 among public universities for 2026. UCR was No. 52 overall in the research ranking, which considers research expenditures, PhDs awarded, and faculty awards. The publication considered 142 public and private universities for the research list, which...

Scientists have finally observed a fleeting chemical reaction that forms the basis of urban smog. The insight could help improve air quality forecasting models.

A soot-caked helmet and grimy turnout gear have long been symbols of grit and experience among American firefighters. Yet exposure to contaminated equipment can increase the risk of cancer. Now, attitudes toward protective wear and other safety measures may be shifting in California firehouses.

When cities, counties, or states provide corporations with big tax breaks to lure in factories, corporate headquarters, and other facilities, the economic benefits include more innovation outside the gates of the businesses lured into communities.

Five-year award will investigate how the tiny cellular structure shapes protein production, energy use, and brain development

A study by UCR education scholars found that high school students who had opportunities to investigate issues relevant to their lives and communities reported greater interest in civic activities such as voting, attending public meetings, and volunteering.

Finding could open new path toward treatments for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

A new paper from researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Pitzer College asserts that older immigrants are especially likely to describe pain, anxiety, depression, and distress using culturally embedded metaphors and idioms that are easily lost in translation.