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Political scientist Kim Yi Dionne explains why responses to COVID-19 reveal a failure to learn from history
Annie Ditta’s graduate school training was in fixation. As she says, “I got fixated on fixation.” Her familiarity with fixation is useful as instructors at the University of California, Riverside, must reinvent how they teach within the space of two weeks. On March 14, UCR announced instruction for spring quarter...
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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
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
Scientists discover critical protein complex that lets virus hide from immune system
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...
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...
A new robot developed at UC Riverside can navigate uneven surfaces with silicone legs
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
Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies
