Holly Ober | News

Awards help faculty commercialize inventions

Proof of concept grants advance new technologies to fight cancer and improve agriculture

By Holly Ober | January 10, 2019 | Science / Technology

Inland Empire economic gains will continue in 2019

Worker scarcity driving wage increases; Inland Empire affordability advantage will help buffer region from slowdown in Southern California home sales

By Holly Ober | January 10, 2019 | Business

How to block eavesdropping on wireless communications

Confusing channel state information offers a first line of defense in full-duplex wireless

By Holly Ober | January 7, 2019 | Science / Technology

Payless stunt shows how expectation guides experience

Sometimes quality is in the eye of the beholder

By Holly Ober | December 14, 2018 | Business

Natural mosquito repellent startup wins seed funding

UC Riverside startup Sensorygen beats entrepreneurs from other University of California campuses

By Holly Ober | December 12, 2018 | Science / Technology, Business

UC Riverside receives $4.5 million for engineering graduate education

Five GAANN Awards from the U.S. Department of Education will support 90 engineering graduate students

By Holly Ober | December 10, 2018 | Science / Technology

Grant will help engineer human-like nerve tissue

The tissue will be used to study neurological diseases

By Holly Ober | November 27, 2018 | Science / Technology

Inland Empire tech industry should focus on local strengths

Growth efforts should link to logisitics, agriculture, and green tech

By Holly Ober | November 21, 2018 | Business

Speaking science to policy

The Science to Policy program prepares scientists to become trusted advisors to legislators

By Holly Ober | November 20, 2018 | Science / Technology

Retailers can manipulate consumer regret to beat competitors

Offering an everyday low price might not be the best strategy for retailers facing the threat of new competitors in their market

By Holly Ober | November 19, 2018 | Business

Why renting can be better than owning

Purchasing a skill-based product can be self-defeating

By Holly Ober | November 16, 2018 | Business

Inland Empire construction jobs and building activity increase

The latest Inland Empire Business Activity Index shows business activity in the region continuing its upward climb with the local construction industry making key contributions

By Holly Ober | November 15, 2018 | Business

UC Riverside research could eventually lead to advances in pulmonary healthcare

Scientists are just beginning to understand the mechanics of the lung

By Holly Ober | November 14, 2018 | Science / Technology

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New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy

Hackers can use the graphics processing unit to spy on web activity, steal passwords, and break into cloud-based applications

By Holly Ober | November 5, 2018 | Science / Technology

Navy grant will increase community college STEM transfers to UC Riverside engineering

The TUNE program will help the college of engineering to recruit and educate transfers to fulfill Navy needs

By Holly Ober | October 22, 2018 | Science / Technology

Economic Forecast Conference delivers good news

A decade after the recession of 2008, the region is home to the fastest job growth in Southern California and is the most improved among the major surrounding metro areas

By Holly Ober | October 17, 2018 | Business