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Marlen Ríos-Hernández takes a scholarly approach to the mosh pit

Molecular fossil evidence suggests sponges lived on the ancient ocean floors 100 million years before the Cambrian period

Faculty, staff, and students on campus are gearing up to participate in the Great California ShakeOut

Disruptive startups attract investors quickly but receive less money than their more conventional counterparts

UC Riverside expands its presence in California’s capital

Study shows mouth injuries caused by hook removal reduce feeding performance in suction-feeding fish

The device aims to reduce brain swelling and deliver a neuroprotective drug

Identification of a transporter that ferries steroids into cells could bring widespread benefits for human health

Henry W. Coil Jr., a Riverside native and community booster whose construction firm and personal giving preserved historic buildings, built multiple schools and strengthened programs for young people and the arts, died October 3, 2018 at the age of 85. “Henry is one of those rare individuals who not only...

UC Riverside-led study finds persons with any HPV type, more than one HPV type, or high-risk HPV are more likely to test HIV positive

A healthy relationship starts with the word “we.” Past research by UC Riverside psychologist Megan Robbins has emphasized the power of first-person personal pronouns such as “we” and “us” in relationships. “We-talk” is an indicator of interdependence, meaning partners affect one another’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This is a shift...

Early 2017 was a nervous time on the UC Riverside campus. In 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown negotiated with the University of California system a target of enrolling one new transfer student for every two new freshmen enrolled. By spring 2017, the governor put teeth in the mandate: he would...

National Institutes of Health award to UCR’s Naoki Yamanaka recognizes highly innovative research

Kevin Esterling’s advice to tech companies? Listen to — and learn from — political scientists

Walk into the Culver Center of the Arts, and you’ll immediately find yourself immersed in the new, large-scale exhibition by Yunhee Min and Peter Tolkin. Three gigantic, undulating swathes of red fabric extend toward the entryway, inviting viewers to walk directly onto the massive artwork before arching sharply up toward...

Development could improve microfluidic devices used for point-of-care diagnostics

Partnership provides opportunities for UCR medical students to train at a Riverside clinic focused on AIDS treatment

NSF-funded research represents a new approach to the field of 'crystal engineering'

Now that UC Riverside professor Norman Ellstrand has your attention, he’d like to teach you about genetics

Mark Glassy ’78 has collected more than 100,000 science fiction items in nearly half a century. But the cancer researcher’s passion for the genre doesn’t end there. He also spends most of his evenings sculpting figurines that capture scenes from his favorite science fiction films, most notably “Frankenstein.” His science...