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UC Riverside Homecoming 2023 takes over November

UC Riverside is taking over the month of November with an alumni-exclusive concert featuring R&B superstars TLC, volleyball against UC Irvine, a 5K run/walk honoring the Native American spirit and culture, anniversary celebrations, mixers, and an EDM concert that is open to the general public. Here's a list of Homecoming...

By Malinn Loeung | October 31, 2023 | Students, University
“Gangsters Don’t Die” by Tod Goldberg- book cover

Tod Goldberg’s fictional crime world feels so real

On Sunday, Nov. 5 the author of “Gangsters Don’t Die” will be in conversation with authors Lee Goldberg and Susan Straight at UCR ARTS in downtown Riverside.

By | October 31, 2023 | Arts / Culture
North District phase 2

Next phase of North District housing breaks ground Nov. 8

UC Riverside is beginning construction this fall on a new student housing complex that represents a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 8 for the North District Phase 2 project, which will add 1,568 new beds in two apartment-style...

By Imran Ghori | October 31, 2023 | University
D. sechellia on noni

How did a fly species gain sole access to a fruit in the Seychelles?

A UC Riverside-led study offers an answer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 31, 2023 | Science / Technology
Giant planets in space

Giant planets cast a deadly pall

New studies show that in some planetary systems, giant gas planets can kick their Earth-like neighbors out of orbit and wreak havoc on their climates.

By Jules Bernstein | October 31, 2023 | Science / Technology
Lori Davis is Palm Desert's first poet laureate. She is a poet, artist, and educator. Davis earned her master’s in creative writing through UC Riverside’s Low-Residency MFA program. (Courtesy of Lori Davis)

Palm Desert’s first Poet Laureate is a UCR alumna

Lori Davis became the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate and will help celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary.

By | October 25, 2023 | Arts / Culture

Partnership between UCR and City of Hope aims to increase diversity in cancer research

$13.7M grant from National Cancer Institute will support several projects on breast and pancreatic cancers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 24, 2023 | Health
TIME award

Luna UCR avocado is one of TIME's '2023 best inventions'

The Luna UCR avocado is named by TIME as one of the best inventions of the year. Therecognition comes just months after UCR released the variety to commercial growers worldwide.

By David Danelski | October 24, 2023 | Science / Technology, Business, University
Barry Barish

UCR physicist awarded National Medal of Science

Barry Barish received nation’s highest honor for science during a ceremony at the White House

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 24, 2023 | Science / Technology
watkins

Charles Young, a University of California icon, dies at 91

Charles E. “Chuck” Young, who was for 29 years a UCLA chancellor, began his ascent to a legendary, lifelong career in leadership as class president for UC Riverside’s first cohort of students, “The Pioneer Class,” in the 1950s. Young, recalled as a decisive, impactful leader who helped steer the University...

By John Warren | October 23, 2023 | University
lecturer

Diversity statements in UC faculty hirings is questioned

Use of diversity statements in faculty hiring can come into conflict with academic freedom protections, say the authors of a new paper published by the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.

By David Danelski | October 23, 2023 | Social Science / Education
modified plants

Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals

What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide.

By Jules Bernstein | October 23, 2023 | Science / Technology
"Spooks: A Black Horror Film Series" poster by John Jennings.

Halloween: Black horror films at UCR ARTS

All films are free and open to the public. Screenings run through Oct. 28.

By | October 20, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Getting tested for COVID

Communities of color experienced fear and mistrust of institutions during COVID-19 pandemic

UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally sensitive health interventions to address trauma

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 19, 2023 | Health
pollute

In a minute: Videos explore the world's vexing problems

The video team for UC Riverside's University Relations group recently started a new series of videos - all about one minute in duration - in which the university's researchers offer an explanation of their research in topics of worldwide impact that cross academic disciplines. Follow the links below to learn...

By UCR News | October 18, 2023 | University
micha cárdenas and the Critical Realities Studio, Sin Sol, 2020. Screenshot of Augmented Reality app. Courtesy of micha cárdenas and the Critical Realities Studio.

UCR ARTS preps for ‘PST ART: Art & Science Collide’

Getty and Thoma foundation grants are supporting this exhibition. The Center for Ideas and Society will host art scholar Jussi Parikka.

By | October 17, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Ceanothus, also known as California lilac

How to help save plants from extinction

Now is the time to identify the conditions that cause plants to die. Doing so will allow us to better protect plants by choosing conservation targets more strategically, UC Riverside botanists argue in a new paper.

By Jules Bernstein | October 17, 2023 | Science / Technology
A coalition of labor unions and community-based organizations protest a new Amazon air cargo distribution center in San Bernardino, where air pollution and rates of asthma rank among worst in the nation, 2019. Photo: Courtesy of Anthony Victoria, The Frontline Observer.

Exhibition on environmental justice is a rally for change

A two-week pop-up exhibition opens on Saturday, Oct. 14. It aims to offer resources to teachers and inform the community at large.

By UCR News | October 13, 2023 | Social Science / Education
river drought

Rivers may not recover from drought for years

Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. New UC Riverside research shows that despite a series of storms, the impact of drought can persist in streams and rivers for up to 3.5 years. There are two measures of drought in streams. One measure is the total water...

By Jules Bernstein | October 11, 2023 | Science / Technology
 video games

How video games could unlock new treatments for Parkinson’s 

A $5 million NIH grant is adding an ‘extra life’ to Parkinson’s research, with patients playing video games during brain surgery to help researchers understand better how the brain regulates movement.

By Jules Bernstein | October 10, 2023 | Science / Technology
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