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UC Riverside was ranked No. 24 among public universities, an increase from No. 45 this past year, and No. 18 for social mobility in the 2026 Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings. This year’s Journal rankings represented a notable increase for UCR, climbing 51 positions to No. 57 in the overall...
A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures. “This is the only body fossil we’ve ever found of this entire group,” said Karma Nanglu...
The surveys conducted by UCR’s Center for Community Solutions uncovered both troubling disparities in the Inland Empire and hopeful signs of community cohesion. While the levels of well-being fell below national averages, Inland residents were more likely than other Americans to feel a sense of belonging in their communities.
On Wednesday, October 8, UC Riverside’s College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences will host “Palabra y Poder: An Evening with Sandra Cisneros.”
The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River may not come from building new reservoirs, canals, or wells, but from changing how water is used on farms that consume most of it. That’s the conclusion of a comprehensive study by UC Riverside’s School of Public...
Katherine Meltzoff, a UCR associate professor, answers questions about what’s known about Tylenol and its association with autism. She also discusses the science on autism and vaccines, and the use of the drug leucovorin as a treatment.
UCR-developed technology will allow scientists to peer deeper into the universe
UCR Health’s Dr. Alia Tuqan shares tips on staying healthy, active, and connected as we age
Researchers call for extended care and monitoring after pediatric head injuries
How global warming may overcorrect into an ice age.
Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, around their genomes — a process that, while messy and complex, consistently results in highly symmetrical icosahedral structures. A genome is the complete set of genetic material in an organism. For...
The curator of the only foreign and independent movie house in Riverside does watch shows on his laptop. But he’ll never give up watching film in person, and he doesn’t want you to, either.
International team to study immune defenses against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
A $2 million grant to UC Riverside will explore how gut bacteria shape human health.
U.S. News & World Report has again named UC Riverside the No. 1 university in the nation for social mobility. This is the seventh year that U.S. News has featured a breakout category for social mobility. UCR has been ranked No. 1 for five of those seven years; it was...
UCR computer scientists are developing tools to expose hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities, protect private data, and strengthen the digital defenses that safeguard everything from personal communications to national infrastructure.
UC Riverside made significant gains in the Washington Monthly 2025 college rankings , rising 20 positions among public universities, to No. 25, and climbing 29 places in the overall rankings, to No. 50. UCR ranked No. 15 among 1,421 universities in the access category, which ranks colleges by how well...
All UC Riverside Highlanders are invited to celebrate the start of our 2025-26 academic year with a ton of fun and informative events hosted by various campus partners.
NIH award of $2.25M funds preclinical studies that will advance Targefrin toward clinical trials for pancreatic cancer
Research team includes astrophysicists, computer scientists, artists, and philosophers from UC Riverside, USC, and Carnegie Observatories
