Cholera, a severe bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and kills if untreated, can be defeated with a diet high in protein, according to a new study from UC Riverside.

A small-scale solution to food waste transforms scraps into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies.

A UCR study finds just 6% of clinical trials used to approve new drugs in the U.S. reflect the country’s racial and ethnic makeup, with an increasing trend of trials underrepresenting Black and Hispanic individuals.

By testing for microbes in termite excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a colony is actively chewing its way through a home.

Alumnus William Carter has pledged two gifts totaling an estimated $3.65 million to UCR.

University of California Riverside researchers are launching a preemptive strike against the threatened return of the flesh-eating New World screwworm, a threat to livestock.

After six years of UC Riverside-led research in a temperate Chinese forest, researchers have found that warming may be reducing nitrogen emissions, at least in places where rainfall is scarce.

Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States, contributes to obesity in mice, through a mechanism scientists are finally beginning to understand.

Landmark UC Riverside vehicle emissions study allows California to move forward with less costly and less polluting gasoline blend.

RNA “editing” process offers an explanation

UCR leads $8 million effort for dynamic and secure computer networks to benefit military needs and civilian applications.

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, found that health impacts from pollution associated with California’s computer processing data centers tripled from 2019 to 2023 — and could rise by another 72% by 2028 unless mitigation policies are enacted.

UCR engineering scientists offer blueprint to cut pollution & prolong server life at big data processing centers

Findings may have important implications for diseases associated with mitochondrial problems

UCR scientists create a fully synthetic model for growing brain cells that could allow for animal-free drug testing.

When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive.

A UCR study has unexpectedly discovered that a common parasite of modern oysters actually started infecting bivalves hundreds of millions of years before the dinosaurs went extinct.

UCR experiments offer a pathway for solar desalination solutions

Amidst the decline of reefs worldwide, UCR scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how coral regains life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress.

UC Riverside research reveals that common vaping ingredient can form chemicals that damage airway tissue even at low levels