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47th annual Writers Week Festival at UC Riverside

47th Writers Week coming to UC Riverside in February

The event includes 52 authors and will honor literary giants Dave Eggers, Quincy Troupe, and Rigoberto González.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 14, 2023 | Arts / Culture
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Federal financial aid reboot impacts at UCR, explained

The incoming freshmen class at UC Riverside – and all students across the nation – will for the first time fill out a significantly revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form. The FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 (https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/fafsa-simplification-act) goes into effect for the 2024-25 school year, which...

By John Warren | December 12, 2023 | University, Students
UC Riverside professor John Martin Fischer coauthors a book that discusses the pros and cons of life and death. (Image: GettyImages)

BOOKS: To live or to die? That is the question

UC Riverside professor John Martin Fischer coauthors a book that discusses the pros and cons of life and death.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 6, 2023 | Social Science / Education
Gravitational len system

New dark matter theory explains two puzzles in astrophysics

Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 6, 2023 | Science / Technology
Eco house

Students design & build affordable, energy-efficient home

A groups of UCR undergraduate students design and build from the ground up a showcase house that will use solar electricity so wisely it doesn’t need to be connected to the grid.

By David Danelski | December 5, 2023 | University, Students
Beverly Hills

Money to burn: wealthy, white neighborhoods losing their heat shields

A new study shows the protective effect of income has largely eroded over the past 40 years, as landscape plants can’t keep up with the pace of climate warming.

By Jules Bernstein | November 30, 2023 | Science / Technology
Mink

Findings challenge standard understanding of COVID-19 infection

UC Riverside research can help scientists develop methods to prevent COVID-19 in mink and other species

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 29, 2023 | Science / Technology
online shopper

Online consumers shy away from sponsored product listings

A UCR-led study finds that online consumers view sponsored product listings with suspicion when they shop on major platforms, such as Amazon and eBay. Shoppers often prefer to click on what are called “organic” listings that appear high in their product search results but are not sponsored.

By David Danelski | November 28, 2023 | Business
Oriental fruit fly closeup

One of the world’s worst pests attacks California

One of the world’s worst pests is infesting crops all over California. There are seven active quarantines spanning the length of the state, but experts say those affecting San Bernardino and Riverside counties are especially serious.

By Jules Bernstein | November 21, 2023 | Science / Technology
trilobites scavenging

Trilobites rise from the ashes to reveal ancient map

UC Riverside geologists discovered 10 new species of trilobites hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand. They could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography.

By Jules Bernstein | November 20, 2023 | Science / Technology
UCR Orchestra (UCR/Delmy Castillo)

Music department hosts fall concerts on Nov. 20, Dec. 4

At an orchestra’s rehearsal, a listener can get a sense of the relationship between the conductor and the musicians. With Ruth Charloff, the conductor of the UCR Orchestra, we discover she is more than a conductor. She educates her students in performance expertise, while also showing them the rich history...

By J.D. Mathes | November 15, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Airness

Cast - like the faux guitar heroes they play - achieves 'Airness'

The stage of the ARTS Building’s Studio Theatre is a floor with seating on three sides. For the theatre department’s latest production, “Airness,” the stage is converted to a Staten Island bar, with the bar and stools set back to the right and tables and chairs to the left. Downstage...

By J.D. Mathes | November 15, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Artistic representation of the spiral barred galaxy ceers-2112

Milky Way-like galaxy found in the early universe

Research team, including a UC Riverside astronomer, made the discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 9, 2023 | Science / Technology
Sam Bankman-Fried

Yes, the convicted Sam Bankman-Fried bears the blame

Sam Bankman-Fried (aka, S.B.F.), is a cryptocurrency CEO convicted of duping more than a million investors. John Martin Fischer is a UC Riverside philosophy professor who is a world-leading expert on free will and moral responsibility. Fischer's ruminations on near-death experiences have been consumed by millions in his writings and...

By UCR News | November 9, 2023 | Social Science / Education
Chancellor

10 for 10: The chancellor's (first) 10 years

Time accelerates during busy times; ask any short-order chef or – better – UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox. So for many – including Wilcox – it’s surprising to hear the chancellor is at the 10-year mark. Ten years ago, Wilcox was voted unanimously by the Board of Regents to be...

By John Warren | November 8, 2023 | University

Men's and women's basketball teams start seasons

As the fall sports season continues to unfold, all eyes are turning toward the impending excitement of the UC Riverside men's and women's basketball teams. Following their impressive performances in the 2022-23 seasons, both teams are gearing up for what promises to be an exhilarating journey on the court this...

By Jordan Cornet | November 8, 2023 | Athletics
brain scans

Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease

Huntington’s disease causes dementia, has no cure, and is fatal. UC Riverside scientists show they can slow its progression in flies and worms, opening the door to human treatments.

By Jules Bernstein | November 8, 2023 | Science / Technology
Jon Henry "Stranger Fruit"

'Stranger Fruit' depicts plight of Black mothers and sons

On the second floor of the California Museum of Photography, a catwalk leads to the exhibition, “Jon Henry, Stranger Fruit.” At the end you see a portrait lit on either side by chrome light tubes on a purple wall. Below the shadowy catwalk, light shines up from the first-floor exhibition...

By J.D. Mathes | November 8, 2023 | Arts / Culture
classroom

UCR now offers teacher education at its Palm Desert campus

Answering a great need in the desert region of Riverside County, UC Riverside has started a teacher education program at its campus in Palm Desert.

By David Danelski | November 7, 2023 | Social Science / Education
electric vehicle with lithium battery

Grant powers regional lithium mining hub as shortage looms

Those working to establish a sustainable lithium mining industry in Southern California have gotten a surge of support with a new grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

By Jules Bernstein | November 7, 2023 | Science / Technology
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