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Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

People around the world are wondering how long COVID-restrictions have to last in order to curtail the pandemic. A research study on 36 countries and 50 U.S. states has found that aggressive intervention to contain COVID-19 must be maintained for at least 44 days. The study is co-authored by Professor...

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...

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