Engineers in the laboratory of Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz found a way to incorporate the waste from corn production and use it to filter and treat water.
Brigham C. Willis, senior associate dean for medical education, is pleased by the results of a UC Irvine study showing the new mRNA vaccines are even better at protecting people from COVID-19 than having been previously infected.
Electrical engineer Mihri Ozkan and geologist Michael McKibben discuss lithium, which is in such high demand globally that it’s now being called “white gold," and causing groundwater problems for farmers in some countries where it's being mined.
Richard Carpiano, public health scientist and medical sociologist at UC Riverside, says more could have been done, and sooner, to demystify the science around vaccines and pandemics.
Donatella Gallela, associate professor of theatre, film and digital production, commenting on what "Minari" means for the Asian American community and for the film industry.
Alex Espinoza, Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair and an associate professor of creative writing, speaking on the 50th anniversary of Tomás Rivera's landmark book “...Y no se lo tragó la tierra."
Both students who graduated in 2020 and those graduating with the Class of 2021 have been invited by Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox to participate in commencement events scheduled to run Saturday, June 12, through Monday, June 14.
A new study co-authored by geologist Nicolas Barth finds a naturally occurring “earthquake gate” that decides which earthquakes are allowed to grow into magnitude 8 or greater.
A team led by archaeologist Nawa Sugiyama discovered an elite Maya compound with smashed and buried murals in Teotihuacan. The luxurious nature of the finds suggests that the residents may have been nobility or diplomats.
Cosmologist Simeon Bird co-authored a paper proposing that strange, massive objects sending signals from space were formed at the dawn of time, before stars existed.
Cesunica Ivey, assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, talks about atmospheric chemistry behind air quality changes during the pandemic, and how people can work to improve air quality.
Some researchers believe California is actually more than two decades into an emerging “megadrought," and Hoori Ajami, assistant professor of groundwater hydrology, says stream flow and groundwater could take at least a decade to recover.
Richard Carpiano, public health scientist and sociologist, says the pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine authorization should be proof that the system is working to protect patients.
Walmart’s overtures to workers may be a sign of a tighter labor market, according to Danko Turcic, associate professor of operations and supply chain management.
UC Riverside research, including work by geneticist Hailing Jin and UCR's Citrus Clonal Protection Program, could be key to making sure citrus continues to thrive.
A recent study by physiologists Marcell Cadney and Theodore Garland showed that a good diet and ample exercise in childhood leads to less anxiety in adulthood.
Medical sociologist Richard Carpiano explains that a lot of men are also socialized to not ask for help, and that manifests itself in healthcare-seeking behaviors.