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It’s been 70 years since the Big “C” was built, and that's a big deal. In 1955, UC Riverside students constructed a “C” on Box Springs Mountain, sitting approximately 1,500 feet above the campus. At 50 feet wide and 123 feet tall, it’s the largest “C” in the UC system...

A decade after enticing its first group of 27 graduate students with full tuition support, the UC Riverside School of Public Policy (SPP) has grown into a major force shaping public policy across California and beyond. With the theme “Creating a Thriving, Prosperous, and Abundant World,” the school is now...

A study co-authored by a UCR business professor finds that shopping for goods or services that you will share is significantly more stressful than shopping for yourself or for something to be given to another person.

After six years of UC Riverside-led research in a temperate Chinese forest, researchers have found that warming may be reducing nitrogen emissions, at least in places where rainfall is scarce.

Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States, contributes to obesity in mice, through a mechanism scientists are finally beginning to understand.

Landmark UC Riverside vehicle emissions study allows California to move forward with less costly and less polluting gasoline blend.

RNA “editing” process offers an explanation

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, found that health impacts from pollution associated with California’s computer processing data centers tripled from 2019 to 2023 — and could rise by another 72% by 2028 unless mitigation policies are enacted.

Scientists create a vaccine that shields against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever within days and protects for over a year

UCR leads $8 million effort for dynamic and secure computer networks to benefit military needs and civilian applications.

UCR-led study found the Spanish-language program improves health habits in rural communities

UCR engineering scientists offer blueprint to cut pollution & prolong server life at big data processing centers

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC Riverside-led study are published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and have...

A UC Riverside-led study found that holding underperforming schools accountable can yield life-changing benefits for their most vulnerable students because such schools are subsequently compelled to make changes that ultimately improve student success. .

UC Riverside has received a $1 million gift from the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to help stop child abuse before it happens.

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds link between microplastic exposure and atherosclerosis

UCR scientists create a fully synthetic model for growing brain cells that could allow for animal-free drug testing.

UCR Health pediatrician explains symptoms, transmission, and what parents should watch for as outbreaks spread

Simple choices can make the holiday both delicious and heart-friendly, says UCR Health's Dr. Ramy Sadek

Collaboration between UC Riverside and City of Hope aims to eliminate cancer-causing proteins