Juliet Morrison, an assistant professor of microbiology and plant pathology, comments on the effectiveness of the drug remdesivir in treating COVID-19.
Richard M. Carpiano, a professor of public policy and sociology, co-authors a piece about how policies and practices that reinforce inequalities are resulting in rates of COVID-19 deaths that are disproportionately high — yet preventable — among certain populations.
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox comments on the U.S. Department of Education's decision to withhold emergency aid from most international students and all students who entered the U.S. illegally.
Brandon Brown, an associate professor in the UCR School of Medicine, speaks with Vox about masks and face coverings becoming normalized in the U.S. in the wake of the coronavirus.
The Press-Enterprise profiles UCR medical students who have worked to deliver protective gear to seven Inland Empire hospitals over the past two weeks.
Alex Espinoza, UCR's Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair of Creative Writing, details his experience of quarantining in the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno.
LAist features research by Haizhou Liu, an associate professor of chemical and environmental engineering, in a story about the coronavirus potentially living in water.
CapRadio features research by Cesunica Ivey, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, in a discussion about California's fluctuating levels of air pollution.
As universities incorporate more virtual tools and platforms, Juliette Levy, an associate professor of history, comments on the use of online proctoring in higher education.
Dr. Deborah Deas, vice chancellor for Health Sciences and Mark and Pam Rubin Dean of the UCR School of Medicine, co-authors a piece about the pronounced disparities in early reports of how African Americans are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christopher Clark, an ornithologist and associate professor of biology, discusses owls' wings in a story about how the birds fly without making a sound.
LAist highlights research by Cesunica Ivey, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, in a story about COVID-19's impact on air quality.