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fUSI spinal therapy

Doctors can now watch spinal cord activity during surgery

With technology developed at UC Riverside, scientists can, for the first time, make high resolution images of the human spinal cord. The advancement could help bring real relief to millions suffering chronic back pain.

By Jules Bernstein | March 7, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Buzzworthy: new podcast sorts insect facts from fiction

For those curious about insects – their behavior, love lives, the threat or lack thereof they pose to humans – there is a new podcast from UC Riverside: Can I Bug You?

By Jules Bernstein | March 6, 2024 | Science / Technology, Arts / Culture
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Friday UCR Concert Band event features U.S. Army quintet

UCR’s Concert Band Director Armando Dueñas will present “A Symphony of Service: UCR Concert Band and 300th Army Band Quintet Extravaganza” on Friday, March 8. This winter concert will be the first of this type, featuring the UCR Concert Band along with the 300th Army Band Woodwind and Brass Quintet...

By J.D. Mathes | March 6, 2024 | University, Arts / Culture, Students

Enduring gut-churning flights in quest for Arctic climate data

UCR Professor Markus Petters and two grad students are spending more than a month with an international research team that’s making bumpy flights from northern Sweden to the Arctic Ocean to collect data needed to better understand climate change.

By David Danelski | March 6, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Marine algae implants could boost crop yields

Scientists have discovered the gene that enables marine algae to make a unique type of chlorophyll. They successfully implanted this gene in a land plant, paving the way for better crop yields on less land.

By Jules Bernstein | March 6, 2024 | Science / Technology
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Campus sets new record for first-year applications

UC Riverside has set a record for first-year applications for fall 2024, with 57,240, according to numbers released March 6 from the UC Office of the President. The previous UCR record was set this past year, when 56,462 first-year students applied for fall quarter 2023. Overall applications to the University...

By John Warren | March 6, 2024 | University
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University statement on ASUCR’s divestment resolution

The Associated Students of UCR passed a resolution last night calling for divestment from Israel. This resolution runs counter to UC Riverside’s longstanding position and practices, does not align with the university’s views, and does not affect the investment practices of the university. We strongly oppose this action and believe...

By UCR News | March 1, 2024 | University
Child moving into an MRI scan machine

Minoritized groups face high anxiety when taking part in research experiments

Preadolescent girls used an MRI scanner in UC Riverside-led study

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 1, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Ernst and Helen Leibacher - This photo is Courtesy of John Leibacher

Empowering scientific advancements

Ernst and Helen Leibacher's donation of land to UCR fund the establishment of an endowed chair in botany and plant sciences.

By Devlin Smith | March 1, 2024 | University
brain scans

NIH grant supports new research on neurodevelopmental disorders

Project will focus on understanding mechanisms of hyperexcitability and seizures

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 29, 2024 | Health
Coronavirus

How the SARS-CoV-2 virus acquires its spherical shape

UC Riverside-led study findings can help tackle other pathogenic coronaviruses

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 28, 2024 | Science / Technology
“The State of Work: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics in the Inland Empire” is a new report released by UCR Riverside and community partners on Feb. 28, 2024. (GettyImages)

Warehouse and trucking industries in the Inland Empire have provided more jobs, but also health risks and low wages, report finds

A new study offers strategies for improving the regional economy and discusses detrimental impacts on children and adults, most of whom are Black or Latino.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 28, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Surface expressed nucleocapsid protein on infected cells

Novel protective antibody target identified against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus

CCHFV poses a threat to U.S. military personnel and hospital staff as well as residents of a growing number of countries, says UC Riverside biomedical scientist

By UCR News | February 27, 2024 | Health
Woman smelling essential oil

Sniffing our way to better health

New scent-based therapy can delay disease; has implications also for agricultural production

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 27, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
carbon circularity

Strategy unveiled to achieve carbon-neutral air travel

UCR scientists unveil a path toward carbon-neutral air travel that lies in fostering development of e-kerosene, a type of sustainable aviation fuel made by combining captured carbon dioxide with hydrogen.

By David Danelski | February 26, 2024 | Science / Technology
Vaping and the coronavirus

Vaping can increase susceptibility to infection by SARS-CoV-2

UC Riverside study urges e-cigarette users to be cautious about vaping in the era of COVID-19

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 26, 2024 | Science / Technology, Health
Mentors and mentees smiling

Highlanders win big with Big Brothers Big Sisters

Two University of California, Riverside undergraduate students have been named 2024’s Mentor of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters, or BBBS, of the Orange County and the Inland Empire region. This annual announcement honors individuals who demonstrate how mentoring relationships help mentees — or “Littles,” achieve their biggest possible...

By Malinn Loeung | February 26, 2024 | Students, University
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Conference to explore surge in Latino activism after California’s Prop. 187

Nearly 30 years later, experts will discuss why this short-lived law sparked change within Latino communities. Conference will be March 1-2 in downtown Riverside.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 22, 2024 | Social Science / Education
Deepfakes photo illustration

Q&A: What can be done about the proliferation of deepfakes?

Q&A forum: UC Riverside computer science and public policy experts discuss the proliferation of malicious deepfake content in public discourse.

By David Danelski | February 22, 2024 | Science / Technology, Experts
fast computer processing

Method identified to double computer processing speeds

UCR computer scientists identify method identified to double computer processing speed using existing hardware

By David Danelski | February 21, 2024 | Science / Technology
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