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Healthcare under pressure as pandemic exposes critical industry shortcomings
Delay in lockdowns increase cases by a 15% to 25% per week late; failure to lockdown increases cases 45% to 128%
Most things, including universities, start with a whisper, a tremor. UC Riverside bolted from the starting gate, founded as the University of California system’s answer to the esteemed private liberal arts colleges of the East. The chief architect was its first provost, Gordon Watkins, who died 50 years ago, on...
Though “murder hornets” are dominating recent headlines, there are no Asian Giant Hornets currently known to be living in the U.S. or Canada, according to UC Riverside Entomology Research Museum Senior Scientist Doug Yanega.
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally tailored approaches to encourage this neglected population to seek behavioral health treatment
XCITE director Richard Edwards explains UCR’s response to the phenomena and offers guidance on how to tighten Zoom security
Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them. Most flowering plant farms employ honeybees, a non-native species originally imported from Europe and managed by beekeepers. However, research shows that farms surrounded by natural bee habitat have higher crop yields. UC Riverside...
Straight joined writer and critic Heather Scott Partington for a live chat about writing, teaching, and calling Riverside home
Two optical cavitation bubbles penetrate soft materials better than one
One of the most visible impacts of the coronavirus pandemic has been the strain on the global supply chain, with consumers noticing certain goods are harder to find at their local store. Danko Turcic, an associate professor of operations and supply chain management at UC Riverside’s School of Business, said...
One of humanity’s oldest creations is the most powerful weapon against the coronavirus
UC Riverside biomedical scientist Marcus Kaul explains
UC Riverside engineers are developing low-temperature plasma technology to sterilize masks
Telehealth visits can be conducted on a cell phone, tablet, or pad device, allowing even individuals without a computer or internet to be seen by a UCR Health physician
The disposable, low-cost tool will improve the speed and accuracy of investigations
Though no proven treatment for COVID-19 currently exists, UC Riverside virologist Juliet Morrison feels there’s a good chance one will emerge. Morrison, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, investigates the science behind promising avenues for new antiviral therapies. She explains what those are and weighs...
Computer science student helps ensure Covid-19 pandemic won’t hinder academic success in his community
William “Bill” DeWolfe, 84, a prominent Riverside attorney and philanthropist who was one of UC Riverside’s earliest graduates and an ardent advocate of the university for the rest of his life, died April 16, 2020. After graduating from Poly High School, DeWolfe joined UCR’s pioneer class in 1954 and graduated...
Economist Gloria González-Rivera offers insight on how to limit damage
As debate and protests about lockdowns and opening up flare up across the nation, experts are considering why governors decided to lockdown states in the first place. A team of researchers from the USC Marshall School of Business , Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and University of California...
