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New studies show that in some planetary systems, giant gas planets can kick their Earth-like neighbors out of orbit and wreak havoc on their climates.
Lori Davis became the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate and will help celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary.
The Luna UCR avocado is named by TIME as one of the best inventions of the year. Therecognition comes just months after UCR released the variety to commercial growers worldwide.
Barry Barish received nation’s highest honor for science during a ceremony at the White House
$13.7M grant from National Cancer Institute will support several projects on breast and pancreatic cancers
What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide.
Use of diversity statements in faculty hiring can come into conflict with academic freedom protections, say the authors of a new paper published by the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.
Charles E. “Chuck” Young, who was for 29 years a UCLA chancellor, began his ascent to a legendary, lifelong career in leadership as class president for UC Riverside’s first cohort of students, “The Pioneer Class,” in the 1950s. Young, recalled as a decisive, impactful leader who helped steer the University...
All films are free and open to the public. Screenings run through Oct. 28.
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally sensitive health interventions to address trauma
The video team for UC Riverside's University Relations group recently started a new series of videos - all about one minute in duration - in which the university's researchers offer an explanation of their research in topics of worldwide impact that cross academic disciplines. Follow the links below to learn...
Getty and Thoma foundation grants are supporting this exhibition. The Center for Ideas and Society will host art scholar Jussi Parikka.
Now is the time to identify the conditions that cause plants to die. Doing so will allow us to better protect plants by choosing conservation targets more strategically, UC Riverside botanists argue in a new paper.
A two-week pop-up exhibition opens on Saturday, Oct. 14. It aims to offer resources to teachers and inform the community at large.
Lack of rainfall is not the only measure of drought. New UC Riverside research shows that despite a series of storms, the impact of drought can persist in streams and rivers for up to 3.5 years. There are two measures of drought in streams. One measure is the total water...
A $5 million NIH grant is adding an ‘extra life’ to Parkinson’s research, with patients playing video games during brain surgery to help researchers understand better how the brain regulates movement.
Some of the thinnest materials known to mankind can be engineered to capture carbon dioxide from the air.
Research by Nicholas G. Napolio, UC Riverside assistant professor of political science, indicates that national policies, and even the course of history, can change.
UCR faculty members from different disciplines discuss how artificial intelligence or AI is expected to create a paradigm shift in higher education instruction.
The UC Riverside campus continues to grow with two major new buildings dedicated to student health and training future physicians now open. The campus opened the doors to the new School of Medicine building on Sept. 26 while the Student Health and Counseling Center celebrated its completion on Sept. 22...
