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New research from UC Riverside shows, contrary to previous scientific belief, a hormone required for sexual maturity in insects cannot travel across the blood-brain barrier unless aided by a transporter protein. The finding may soon allow scientists to prevent disease-spreading mosquitoes from maturing, or to boost reproduction in beneficial bumblebees.
The film premieres this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival .
The 43rd annual Writers Week, California’s longest-running free literary event, is heading to UC Riverside, bringing a diverse array of emerging and established authors to the Inland Empire Feb. 10-14.
A UC Riverside-led survey of cluster hires at universities across the country reveals the widespread practice could be refined
The 2002 film that placed a middle-class Latino family on the big screen is now officially part of United States cinematic history. “Real Women Have Curves,” directed by University of California, Riverside professor Patricia Cardoso, is now part of the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Cardoso is the first...
History doctoral student Alyse Yeargan studies photographs of the deceased to understand how and why we grieve
The gift from Jim and Georgia Steinhart marks the art center’s inaugural born-digital collection and first-ever endowment
New research suggests our relationships with pit bulls shed light on the ways we reproduce social inequality
The world’s most influential scientific researchers in 2019 include 10 current UCR scholars. In its annual list, Clarivate Analytics names the most highly cited researchers — those whose work was most often referenced by other scientific research papers for the preceding decade in 21 fields across the sciences and social...
Limited-edition snow globes commemorate the world’s oldest tree while supporting UCR ARTS
This is the second such honor for Ni’Ja Whitson.
Several resources, including a series of documentary vignettes, provides visitors numerous ways to enhance their own Veterans Day celebrations
In his blog-turned-book, Eric Schwitzgebel tackles philosophical questions both big and (seemingly) small
Elñora Tena Webb grew up in the foster care system; UCR gave her a clean canvas and after becoming a college president, she is now a success coach .
The Center for Ideas and Society celebrates 30 years of bridging interdisciplinary gaps with Oct. 29 anniversary event
In his new book, Loren Collingwood traces the history of — and attitudes toward — contemporary U.S. sanctuary policies
Running Nov. 6 through April 2020, the series’ five programs will highlight music composed over the past 40 years.
California Museum of Photography exhibition explores how artist Robert Cumming exposed the truth and trickery of photography
If you are an introvert, force yourself to be an extravert. You’ll be happier. That’s the suggestion of the first-ever study asking people to act like extraverts for a prolonged period. For one week, the 123 participants were asked to – in some cases – push the boundaries of their...
A photo exhibit and book launch are set for Sept. 19 in Orange County, with the show traveling to UCR’s Culver Center of the Arts in January 2020.
