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UC Riverside researchers’ mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic moms

The University of California, Riverside, today, March 30, 2020, announced that Nicole Powell, head coach at Grand Canyon University, has been named head women’s basketball coach for the Highlanders. Powell, a WNBA All-Star and Championship winning player, three-time All-American and two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year, and stellar recruiter, joins...

Political scientist Kim Yi Dionne explains why responses to COVID-19 reveal a failure to learn from history

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With directives to suspend in-person classes in response to COVID-19, UCR moves to campus wide online instruction

State and federal officials are asking Americans to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic. So is it possible to find an entertaining activity that provides a small respite from our larger societal worries? Derek Burrill, associate professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, has created a list of...

A wormlike creature that lived more than 555 million years ago is the earliest bilaterian

As COVID-19 coronavirus impacts broaden across the world, UC Riverside is pointing its campus community to a frequently updated website for the latest related news. The site, https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus, includes updates and frequently asked questions. On Wednesday, March 18, Chancellor Kim Wilcox announced the campus will be closed until April 30...

Juliette Levy has taught online for almost a decade; here’s what she wants professors and students to keep in mind as they navigate the transition to online learning

Scientists discover critical protein complex that lets virus hide from immune system

COVID-19 will deliver a blow but how bad it will be is yet to be seen

Nearly 70 graduates were accepted into residency programs of their choice in 2020

Research pinpoints a major source of de facto discrimination against LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness

Frank Vahid has been using web-based teaching tools and incorporating online instruction into his courses since 2012

Acne treatment including the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin should be made more readily available despite reports of its association with depression and teen suicide. That’s the implication of a study just published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Isotretinoin has been linked to depression and suicide...

A new robot developed at UC Riverside can navigate uneven surfaces with silicone legs

UC Riverside mouse study provides insights into how pathological fear memory in PTSD could be suppressed

Over the past few years, biochemist John Jefferson Perry at the University of California, Riverside, has collaborated on a number of projects with Atomwise Inc., a company that uses artificial intelligence, or AI, for drug discovery. Now Perry and the company have formed a joint venture called Theia Biosciences. Perry’s...

Fifty years ago, Gov. Ronald Reagan visited UCR, and the campus’s largest-ever student protest erupted

Just 25 industry-standard fast charging cycles can ruin a car’s batteries