This week, more than 200 leaders from across the United States helped launch Census Legacies, a new community-building effort by the Center for Social Innovation at UC Riverside with partners in philanthropy, government, and community. The initiative aims to build more inclusive and equitable regions, using the same messengers and...

The news arrived Monday that the world has been awaiting since spring: a vaccine has been developed that shows a high degree of efficacy in late-stage trials: 90%. That puts it in the company of effective vaccines such as for measles, and well beyond what the medical community hoped for...

Unique effects of police violence create a public health crisis for communities most affected

A report from the UC Riverside Center for Social Innovation finds disproportionately high discipline for Black and Native American students in Inland Empire schools. “These racial disparities persist, even though there have been some notable reductions in overall suspension rates due to changes in state policy and local practices,” reads...

A quarter of Californians lack meaningful access to the internet at home; here’s why that matters, and how to fix it

A UC Riverside medical sociologist offers five strategies for combating misinformation and strengthening public health

A list of available resources during this time of uncertainty.

UC Riverside’s 66th commencement will be a virtual celebration on Sunday, June 14. Meet some of the 2020 graduates.

Research suggests destigmatizing mental illness in schools could increase the likelihood of treatment-seeking for youth who need it

A team of UCR water economists finds certain types of water conservation could have unintended consequences

Still, UC Riverside researchers warn that without action, the sector’s recent gains could be undone by COVID-19

In a two-county region at risk of an undercount, grassroots momentum has grown to ensure participation in the 2020 census

Sociologist Richard M. Carpiano weighs in on some of the less obvious ways COVID-19 could restructure life as we know it

Racially inflammatory speech by political elites can embolden members of the public to express their own prejudice

Ahead of census, UCR-based research initiative offers resource to better understand fastest-growing racial groups in U.S.

A UC Riverside-led survey of cluster hires at universities across the country reveals the widespread practice could be refined

A UC Riverside student leads voter registration campaign to get classmates to the polls.

“State of Women in the Inland Empire” is the result of collaboration between UC Riverside’s Center for Social Innovation and Women’s Resource Center

UCR staffers, students are ramping up efforts to ensure a complete count in the Inland Empire and beyond

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