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Report: Inland Empire warehouse workers make gains through collective action

In “State of the Unions: California Labor in 2024,” UCR researchers offer details on the growth, salaries, ethnicities, and ongoing struggles of warehouse workers in Riverside and San Bernardino counties

By Randy Black | September 8, 2025 | Business, Social Science / Education
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Graphic novelist helps Lion Man roar back to comics

A little-known comic book character considered one of the first Black superheroes is getting a revival by a team of artists including UC Riverside professor John Jennings. Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies and an award-winning graphic novelist, is one of the creators behind “The Adventures of Lion...

By Imran Ghori | August 13, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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Gerrymandering erodes confidence in democracy

UCR political science professor Shaun Bowler used survey data from tens of thousands of voters in the 2020 and 2022 elections show that Americans view gerrymandering with the same disdain they reserve for bribery and other blatant forms of political corruption.

By David Danelski | August 12, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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Gossip is good for romance, study finds

“Spill the Tea, Honey: Gossiping Predicts Well-Being in Same- and Different-Gender Couples” is the name of a new study from UC Riverside psychology researchers that found gossip within couples is associated with greater happiness and better relationships.

By John Warren | August 7, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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For seniors: the mental health payoff of staying curious

New research shows that older adults who challenge themselves to learn new things are less likely to experience loneliness or depression, even during times of major upheaval.

By Jules Bernstein | August 6, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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Positive ethnic identity fosters STEM career aspirations

In a collaboration with a Chicago science museum, UCR psychology scholars find that when minority youth aspire toward careers in science and technology, their confidence and how they think society views their ethnic-racial group can play a crucial role.

By David Danelski | July 29, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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In 'Ecstasy', having everything isn't everything

We’d like to think that gender relations have improved significantly in the last 2,600 years, but Ivy Pochoda’s new book “ Ecstasy” shows how some forms of oppression have stood the test of time. A modern retelling of the Greek tragedy “The Bacchae,” the book shines light on the cages...

By Nicole Elyse Feldman | July 24, 2025 | Arts / Culture
About Time

'Gail Rebhan, About Time' considers gender roles, aging

On exhibit until August 17 at the California Museum of Photography is “ Gail Rebhan, About Time.” This is Rebhan’s first museum retrospective, having begun her career in the early 1970s as an undergraduate student at Antioch College before entering the MFA program at California Institute of the Arts. Self-portraits...

By J.D. Mathes | July 22, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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U.S., Vietnam mark 30th anniversary of normalized relations

America withdrew its troops from Vietnam in 1973 and South Vietnam fell in 1975. The “fall” (or, in the official Vietnamese view the “reunification”) of Saigon was the subject of many 50th anniversary events this past spring on April 30th. This year also marks a far less-studied milestone: the 30th...

By John Warren | July 22, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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Lost images find life in 'Shadow Archive'

When you cross the second-floor catwalk to see “ Shadow Archive: Meggan Gould,” on view at the California Museum of Photography, or CMP, through July 27, you will discover not one, but two exhibitions that sprung from a third. The images on the left outer wall before you enter the...

By J.D. Mathes | June 23, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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Legacy in motion: Dance pioneer donates life’s work

Fred Strickler, fearless choreographer and insightful teacher, died on May 31st, aged 81

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 10, 2025 | Arts / Culture
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State of Workers report addresses EV transition

Today at the State of Workers in the Inland Empire report release, UC Riverside investigators presented recent statistics on labor market demographics, wages, cost of living, and worker training needs to adapt to changing conditions and emerging technologies such as electric vehicles, or EVs. One report drew primarily on five-year...

By Randy Black | June 10, 2025 | Social Science / Education, Business
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Link among racial identity, GPAs, alcohol use studied

For many students of color, adjusting to college means navigating unfamiliar academic and social settings, often while also managing stress borne from experiences relating to race. A UC Riverside study, which appeared in the journal Race and Social Problems, sought to better understand their experiences, to find what helped students...

By Nicole Elyse Feldman | June 9, 2025 | Social Science / Education
Stu Krieger at his retirement ceremony

Screenwriter, professor, mentor, sensei

An accomplished Hollywood screenwriter, Stu Krieger turned his attention to teaching 20 years ago after his wife, the actress Hillary Horan, told Krieger it brings out the best version of himself. More than 100 people attended a retirement ceremony for Krieger on May 28 in a UCR Arts building theater...

By J.D. Mathes and John Warren | June 6, 2025 | Arts / Culture
Dana Simmons is author of "On Hunger"

‘On Hunger’ recasts hunger in history, industry

Dana Simmons wants you to know that if you are hungry, it is not your fault. In her recently released book, “On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America, from Starvation to Ozempic,” published by UC Press, Simmons challenges the idea that hunger is a natural result of scarcity as she...

By Sheree Winslow | June 6, 2025 | Social Science / Education
Anthony Jerry in a recording studio

The Empathy Archive gives students a voice

“An experience that I went through as a kid was the lack of a father.” Over the next 39 minutes, the 20-something Latino male detailed how his parents’ separation led him to pull away from his family. He was 7 or 8 years old when his dad moved out, but...

By Nicole Elyse Feldman | June 5, 2025 | Social Science / Education

Celebrating UCR’s Class of 2025

At any given time, our camera rolls are packed with tons of pictures. So, when we asked students from the UC Riverside Class of 2025 to look back at their photo galleries and find memorable moments captured during their entire university journey, we knew we were asking a lot of...

By Malinn Loeung | June 1, 2025 | Students, University
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Music department hosts spring concerts

This spring is filled with live events from the UC Riverside Department of Music. The series will showcase the talents of UCR students and feature everything from Dvořák’s popular “New World Symphony” to chorale music from Japan and West Africa.

By J.D. Mathes | May 28, 2025 | Arts / Culture
Portrait of Donald Zárate, 27, a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve, and a graduated from CHASS with a BA in political science and a BS in psychology. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Marching to the beat of his own drum

UCR graduate student Donald Zárate is a U.S. Army Reservist and a committed community volunteer.

By | May 22, 2025 | University
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Pandemic misinformation at RivCo meetings studied

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major public health efforts to reduce infection rates and mitigate serious health effects of the disease through promotion of behavior such as getting vaccinated and wearing masks. An obstacle was the broad and rapid spread of misinformation about the coronavirus that causes the illness...

By Susan T. Mashiyama | May 20, 2025 | Social Science / Education
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