California’s governor-elect, Xavier Becerra, should make flood and drought preparedness a top priority while protecting aging water infrastructure and replenishing depleted groundwater supplies, according to a new report co-authored by a UC Riverside water expert. The report, “Priorities for California’s Water: Advice for the Incoming Governor,” warns that California’s water...

Sex-specific immune cell behavior in fat tissue points to new approaches for improving metabolic health

The Tuesday, Nov. 3 mid-term election was historic in many ways.

New theory explains how species begin to diversify

Waste dumped into the Tijuana River can travel seven times farther than expected before becoming airborne and polluting San Diego’s air, at least 20 miles from its source, according to new research.

Experimental therapy reduces disease-causing cells, inflammatory molecules, and kidney damage while sparing healthy immune cells

In her forthcoming book, Donatella Galella coins the phrase “feeling yellow” to describe the profound sense of anger, sadness, and racial alienation Asian Americans can feel when encountering yellowface: the use of makeup, costumes, gestures, and accents by non-Asian performers to portray characters of East Asian descent.

Preapproved building plans for granny flats, duplexes, and other smaller housing projects cut development costs and red tape for needed housing in California.

UC researchers identify viral processes key to broader coronavirus treatments

The UC Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees has started its new year with new chair Michael Huerta and a distinguished group of new and returning trustees: Jack Stephens, David Tsai, Pete Veravanich, Dr. Melissa Welch, and Jeff Pack.

Growing up in Mississippi, graphic novelist John Jennings was deeply impacted by the horrific death of 14-year-old Emmett Till from an early age. Jennings, a UC Riverside professor of media and cultural studies, is helping to bring that story to a new medium with “Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear,”...

For the first time, scientists have measured the microplastic pollution falling on the Sierra Nevada during snowstorms. They found significant amounts even in locations inaccessible by car or by foot.

With mid-term elections fast approaching, Andy Crosby, an expert on political polls and surveying methodology, discusses whether the polls can be trusted and which ones he is watching.

If you’ve ever wished you could attend UC Riverside’s Homecoming, 2026 is your year. Unlike past years, when the concert was exclusively for alumni and a limited number of their guests, this year the gates are wide open — and admission is completely free. We welcome current and former students...

Findings raise concerns about infection during early brain development

UC Riverside has received $8 million in federal grants to help the Inland Empire become more proficient in artificial intelligence and better align engineering education with the needs of regional industries. The two grants, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Strengthening Institutions Program, will support separate projects...

UC Riverside’s Center for Community Solutions will survey 1,000 adults in Riverside and San Bernardino counties to inform strategies to improve life in the Inland Empire, thanks to a grant from the IEHP Foundation, an Inland Empire health advocacy nonprofit. Residents will be asked about their experiences with nutrition, housing...

UC Riverside is addressing California’s teacher shortage while reducing the time and money it takes for aspiring educators to become state-certified teachers. A new program allows undergraduates to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential in four years, eliminating the need for a separate fifth year of teacher...

More than 150 years after the end of slavery and a generation after Civil Rights reforms, a new study finds that places designated as “sundown towns” in the past are more racist today. The study was led by UC Riverside psychology professor Jimmy Calanchini, who researches intergroup bias. A sundown...

Expert answers questions pertinent to the possible exposure to pneumonic plague