
New Spectre cyberthreat evades patches
New speculative execution attack launches from a computer’s return stack buffer, not the branch predictor

Donation brings zero-emissions vehicles one step closer to reality
New light-duty emissions testing facility gives UC Riverside the inside track toward the goal of zero-emission vehicles

New data science major promotes diversity in high-tech
Program will build new educational pathways in computing or technology for students, especially women, who otherwise would not study these subjects in college

Worker scarcity, rising home prices push up against an economy in growth mode
Building and construction spending, permitting rises as home demand intensifies

Why mantis shrimp don’t crack under pressure
Cracking paradoxically improves fracture resistance in the pugnacious crustacean’s dactyl club
Microchips can permanently link patients with clinical samples
Project to embed patient data directly in biological samples receives Gates Foundation funding

A faster way to fail
Electromigration at normal operating temperatures causes integrated circuits to fail in hours instead of years, allowing researchers to assess how durable they are

School of Business names executive fellows
Matt D. Lyons ’87, Byron Pollitt ’73, and William E. Thomas will serve for the 2018 -19 academic year

Symposium celebrates 50 Years of clean air leadership
CARB’s 50th Anniversary Technology Symposium and Showcase highlighted CARB’s history driving innovative technologies that have made monumental improvements to California’s air quality

Electrons take one step forward without two steps back
Scientists use molecular dipoles to accelerate electron transfer in one direction and completely suppress it in the other. This “holy grail” of energy science could hasten the design of new and superb energy and electronic materials

Taking the ‘Scenic Route’
Lusiana Wainiqolo, a first-generation transfer student, finds a home away from home within UCR's Pacific Islander community

Ten UC Riverside professors receive NSF CAREER awards
The awards support early career leaders in research and education

How greener grids can stay lit
A new index to guide utility demand bidding could balance electricity distribution and lower consumer costs as California solar-panel mandate takes effect

Will 2018 be a ‘sweet spot’ in the Inland Empire’s housing market cycle?
At the 10-year anniversary of the Great Recession a new analysis looks at where the market has been and where it’s headed next

Business activity in the Inland Empire growing at a steady clip
UCR School of Business report suggests eventually growth will be constrained by labor shortages caused by the state’s high cost of living