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UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific beliefs.

Discovery of nearly 200 animals remains is among the most abundant mass cases of animal sacrifices found in ancient metropolis.

Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms

Setting the right price for goods or services is essential for just about any business. Prices that are too low can reduce profits. Prices that are too high can drive away customers and lead to losses. Artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning models can help businesses find the elusive sweet spot...

UC Riverside scientists have developed a nanopore-based tool that could help diagnose illnesses much faster and with greater precision than current tests allow, by capturing signals from individual molecules.

A sampling of 10 UCR research stories published on our news pages in 2024.

The University of California system has awarded a $1.4 million grant to UC Riverside chemical and environmental engineering professor Haizhou Liu and a collaborative team from several UC campuses to combat water scarcity by developing strategies to clean and reuse water for agriculture. With California facing climate change and dwindling...

Dr. Peter Ureste at UC Riverside Health offers suggestions on coping with holiday stress

UCR is transforming undergraduate chemistry, allowing students multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge while reducing the high stakes of traditional exams. Educators believe the approach will improve outcomes for underserved students.

Computer processing demands for artificial intelligence, or AI, are spurring increasing levels of deadly air pollution from power plants and backup diesel generators that continuously supply electricity to the fast-growing number of computer processing centers. This air pollution, a new UCR and Caltech study estimates, is expected to result in...

A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, and current federal exercise guidelines are insufficient to offset the negative effects.

After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.

UC Riverside has licensed a new drought-resistant bermudagrass cultivar that may well change the landscape of Southern California and beyond. The agreement with licensee West Coast Turf will allow for the grass, which is being commercialized as Coachella™, to be available for purchase. The university’s Office of Technology Partnerships said...

Voltu Motor Inc., an Argentine company recognized for its sustainable and versatile electric vehicles, will establish its global headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Riverside.

With age-related conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia on the rise, the University of California, Riverside, is joining a major effort to develop treatments that delay aging and improve life for older adults. The National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $45...

Alum David Betts, ’90, establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance for students participating in the UCDC internship program.

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering impacts include some that run contrary to the goals of the policies.

If you are ready for a fun-filled, and a little surreal, musical for some relief from the election, then do not miss UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production staging of the Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the University Theatre. The play, which runs Nov. 7-16, is Rick...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable -- and still visible 40 years later.

A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight.