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Housing scarcity: the Inland Empire’s natural barrier to economic growth

UCR’s Center for Economic Forecasting says the region’s housing problem is a land use issue solvable at the local level

By Holly Ober | November 6, 2019 | Business

Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer

UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 6, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

New research finding gives valleytronics a boost

UC Riverside-led team overcomes a stumbling block in this relatively new technology

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 28, 2019 | Science / Technology

Students in Mona Eskandari's lab experimenting on pig lungs

Crimped or straight? Lung fiber shape influences elasticity

The shape and architecture of collagen and elastin fibers can improve our understanding of lung diseases, including the one associated with vaping

By Holly Ober | October 28, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Ribbon cutting ceremony for UC Riverside's Wet Lab Incubator

Entrepreneurship incubator boosts Inland Empire biotech startups

UC Riverside’s Wet Lab Incubator, the first of its kind in the region, has officially opened its doors

By Holly Ober | October 25, 2019 | Business

Scientists unpack how taste neurons control food intake

UC Riverside-led research on fruit fly could lead to better understanding of how taste information is coded in the brain

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 22, 2019 | Science / Technology

Research identifies earlier origin of neural crest cells

UC Riverside-led research could aid regenerative stem cell therapies

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 22, 2019 | Health, Science / Technology

Agreement expands innovation and entrepreneurship support for the Americas

UC Riverside and the Organization of American States partner to grow entrepreneurship and technology commercialization in 34 countries

By Holly Ober | October 14, 2019 | Business

The Milky Way kidnapped several tiny galaxies from its neighbor

UC Riverside-led research shows our galaxy is undergoing a massive merger with its largest satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud

By Iqbal Pittalwala | October 10, 2019 | Science / Technology

Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes

UC Riverside study analyzed six popular e-cigarette tanks and their atomizers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 27, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Testing chemicals for birth defects using stem cells, not mice

UC Riverside researchers are helping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminate animal testing

By Holly Ober | September 18, 2019 | Science / Technology

Ecopipam reduces stuttering symptoms in proof-of-concept trial

UC Riverside-led open-label pilot study leads to a double-blind clinical trial to further test ecopipam’s efficacy and safety in adult patients who stutter

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 28, 2019 | Health

New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California

Five-year, $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help launch Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 23, 2019 | University, Health, Social Science / Education

Lasers can weld ceramics without a furnace

Ultrafast pulsed lasers fuse ceramics under ambient conditions and use less than 50 watts of power

By Holly Ober | August 22, 2019 | Science / Technology

Business size matters when it comes to economic growth

New analysis finds small businesses are powering establishment growth, but medium and large firms contribute more to job gains

By Victoria Pike Bond | August 22, 2019 | Business

When disaster strikes, a search website for first responders will save lives

Researchers are building a tool that searches real-time text, photo, and video from many sources to help responders allocate resources

By Holly Ober | August 20, 2019 | Science / Technology

An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease

A UC Riverside study points to lysosomal storage observed in all brains afflicted with the disease; finding could open up new avenues for treatment and prevention

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 12, 2019 | Science / Technology, Health

Inland Empire business activity jumps following first quarter slowdown

New analysis reveals region’s most and least competitive industries

By Victoria Pike Bond | August 8, 2019 | Business

Federal Economic Development Administration invests in Inland Empire entrepreneurship

Latest grant to UC Riverside will create an angel investor network to take regional tech startups to the next level

By Holly Ober | August 8, 2019 | Business

New bio-inspired technology is poised to disrupt the composites industry

The patented lightweight, impact-resistant technology could change the way we play sports, and improve wind-farm productivity and automotive fuel economy

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

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