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A new study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct. The research, published in iScience, used high-resolution 3D scans to look inside 480-million-year-old shells from a Moroccan site known for its exceptionally well-preserved...

UCR experiments offer a pathway for solar desalination solutions

A study led by UC Riverside School of Business professor Margaret C. Campbell found that when companies hike prices on essentials like food, medicine, or medical devices, the financial rewards may be immediate—but the reputational damage may linger and ultimately cost more in the long run.

Amidst the decline of reefs worldwide, UCR scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how coral regains life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress.

Lock in this November with UC Riverside’s Homecoming 2025. The most anticipated celebration is an on-campus concert featuring 2000s hip-hop icon Ludacris. (Yup, THAT Ludacris!) Select campus groups will also host a barbecue, brunch, cookout, family weekend, and more. Here are all the ways you can join in the fun...

In August, Texas state legislators voted for a mid-decade redistricting plan that is likely to turn five U.S. House of Representatives seats from Democrat to Republican. Soon after, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a retaliatory effort, a special election in which California voters are asked to approve new congressional maps...

Actor and UCR theater professor Kimberly Guerrero is having a moment, as they say in old Hollywood vernacular. The moment started about six years ago, and it’s gathering momentum. The latest milestone in her acting career may be the pinnacle to date, in the just-premiered “IT: Welcome to Derry” series...

UC Riverside research reveals that common vaping ingredient can form chemicals that damage airway tissue even at low levels

UC Riverside mouse study highlights why fitness may matter more in a warming, drier world

A team of UC Riverside engineers has discovered why a key solid-state battery material stays remarkably cool during operation — a breakthrough that could help make the next generation of lithium batteries safer and more powerful. The study, published in PRX Energy, focused on a ceramic material known as LLZTO...

In her new book, Christina Schwenkel explains how sound became a vital tool in the country’s COVID-19 response

Genetic or bacterial diseases have previously been shown to have an effect on lung microbes. However, a UC Riverside discovery marks the first time scientists have observed such changes from environmental exposure rather than disease.

Equity investors improved airport operating and customer service, finds a global study that spanned two decades and four continents.

Theodore L. Hullar, who served as UC Riverside’s fifth chancellor from 1985 to 1987, died Sept. 28 at the age of 90.

As the warehousing and logistics industry becomes increasingly entrenched in Southern California’s Inland Empire, a bold public history and art project called Live From the Frontline seeks to document — and illuminate — supply-chain communities in flux.

Scientists identify two compounds that could benefit people living with multiple sclerosis

Study may explain why some people living with multiple sclerosis experience epileptic seizures

A new diagnostic metric combines charge data and environmental factors like traffic patterns, elevation changes, and ambient temperature to generate real-time predictions about whether an EV battery can complete a specific task.

STOP COVID-19 CA showed how researchers and communities can work together to tackle health disparities

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...