Amidst the many attention-grabbing headlines of 2026, there is a recent one that may have flown under the radar but shouldn’t have. On April 24, the White House dismissed the entire 22-person board that oversees the National Science Foundation. The NSF is an independent federal agency that supports science and...
Study shows how the primary cilium may shape the developing brain and drive disease
Deaths aboard MV Hondius prompt tracing efforts and renewed focus on Andes virus strain
UCR education professor Katherine Meltzoff develops a set of telehealth tools that help clinicians diagnose autism remotely, greatly expanding access to families. Cameron Alexander, Amy Hoffman & Jan Blacher
Study finds early-stage ectoderm cells are especially susceptible, raising questions about potential developmental risks
Members of the U.C. Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees make a planned gift to support environmental research.
Experiments shed new light on the ways gravity influences biology.
Study findings may further understanding of skin infection and immune disorders
New research led by a UC Riverside professor has developed an AI tool that compensates for the shifting genre perceptions that impact how creative works are understood, evaluated, and even discovered.
Measles remains one of the most contagious infectious diseases, spread through coughing and sneezing, with even small declines in vaccination coverage leading to outbreaks. As of 2026, California has reported its highest annual measles case count in seven years. In response to this growing concern, researchers have begun examining gaps...
Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars
UC Riverside faculty and alumni authors are set to appear at the 31st annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the largest book festival in the country, which runs April 18-19. For the second year in a row, UCR’s Palm Desert Low-Residency MFA Program is sponsoring the festival, which takes...
High in the forests of Hawai‘i, songbirds are stealing twigs and moss from one another’s nests. Researchers find this quiet canopy crime is surprisingly common and could threaten species already struggling to survive.
Findings point to SIDM as a promising candidate for explaining small-scale cosmic structure
A unique hybrid honeybee found only in Southern California has demonstrated the ability to survive attacks from deadly mites.
UC Riverside’s annual festival of prose and poetry kicks off May 5 and runs through May 8 with a diverse slate of presenters, including several of today’s most distinguished authors. Writers Week, California’s longest-running free literary festival, marks its 49th year with readings by 11 fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and...
UCR professors Jennifer Nájera and Catherine Gudis provide thoughts on how we should assess and recognize the contributions César Chávez made to the farmworkers’ movement in light of the allegations against him.
Better farming through technology: A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.
The Wong family pays tribute to their parents by establishing an endowment to support AAPI programming at UCR ARTS.
Miguel Zavala, an associate professor of teaching at UCR, addresses the challenges of teaching about César Chávez in light of the sexual-abuse allegations against the late labor leader.
