Sociology Professor Ellen Reese says there has been a surge of worker organizing during the pandemic, but it's not clear if this will lead to a surge in unionization because many employees' jobs are not secure.
Emily D. Engelschall, who oversees admissions at UCR, believes that the University of California's decision to suspend using SAT and ACT scores has driven big application increases.
UCR environmental scientist Will Porter addresses the relationship of Texas' extreme weather to climate change, and whether Californians should be concerned about similar impacts.
Sadrul Ula, faculty researcher with UCR's Center for Environmental Research and Technology, says the energy landscape in Texas mirrors the one in California. Neither state's power infrastructure is built to deal with abnormal weather situations.
Matt Daugherty, an expert in the management of plant pathogens, says the native sharpshooter insect is the most efficient at transmitting a disease that kills grapevines.
UCR environmental scientists David Volz and Aalekhya Reddam reveal commuters are routinely breathing in unacceptably high levels of benzene and formaldehyde.
A new study from UCR environmental scientists David Volz and Aalekhya Reddam found that drivers who spend more than 20 minutes in their cars are at risk of exposure to formaldehyde and benzene.
The majority of Californians who regularly travel by car, sometimes for hours a day, are inhaling dangerous levels of carcinogens floating inside their vehicles, according to a new study from UCR environmental scientists David Volz and Aalekhya Reddam.
The Explorers Club recently published its inaugural list of 50 adventurers changing the world, including Ayana Omilade Flewellen, who teaches black feminist theory at UCR and runs the Society of Black Archaeologists, which she co-founded.
Many Inland universities — including UC Riverside — have scaled back their dorms and residence halls to less than half capacity in hopes of curbing the spread of COVID-19.
UC Riverside’s continuing education center now has a cannabis program that seeks to train students to become employees and leaders in the state’s growing legal cannabis industry.
Medical sociologist Richard Carpiano said that years of public health efforts have shown the need to use local sites that people already trust, like churches, barbershops and beauty parlors to increase vaccine participation among underserved groups.
Haizhou Liu, associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering, explains why water is treated with sodium hydroxide, in reference to this strange case.
Immunologist David Lo compares needing two vaccine shots to classroom learning. While some lucky few individuals learn the first time they're exposed to information, most need a review session for the information to stick.
Evolutionary physiologist Theodore Garland led a team of researchers who found that mice that ate a high-fat diet as juveniles had less diverse gut bacteria as adults, which has implications for a healthy immune system.
Media and cultural studies professor John Jennings on the launch of his book imprint Megascope, dedicated to showcasing works by and about people of color.
Richard Carpiano, professor of public policy and sociology, explains how the wellness movement gets tied into the anti-vaccine movement, through the idea that natural is better and a broader kind of mistrust of Big Pharma, medical care and medical professions.