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Virtual village can empower vulnerable groups of people
UC Riverside-led study focused on older people living with HIV during the pandemic
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A shot in the arm
UC Riverside experts answer questions on Americans needing just one COVID-19 booster vaccine each year
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Monkeypox explained
UC Riverside experts discuss disease symptoms, vaccines, and anxiety management
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Is it time to wear a highly efficient medical grade facemask?
UC Riverside experts weigh in
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O my, here’s Omicron
UC Riverside experts share their thoughts on the new COVID-19 variant
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Deafness trumps HIV for deaf people living with HIV
UC Riverside-led study participants advocate for collection of more data on deaf individuals
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How concerned should we be about the Delta variant?
UC Riverside experts share their thoughts
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What UC Riverside scientists have to say about vaccines, variants, and antibodies
Immunity generated by vaccination is better than immunity from an actual infection, says an expert
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Experts weigh in on whether COVID-19 is here to stay
C OVID-19 is far from beaten. Vaccines may not be the ultimate panacea to haul us out of the pandemic crisis. In the future, will outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, arrive in waves every winter? Might COVID-19 never go away? Experts at the University of California, Riverside...
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Should we be double masking?
UC Riverside epidemiologist answers this and other questions in Q&A
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Are people living with HIV more isolated during the pandemic?
A UC Riverside-led study, funded by Merck, is set to find out
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School of Medicine faculty receive grants to increase diversity in biomedical sciences, study incentives in research, boost mental health treatment
Total funding of three grants exceeds $1.2 million
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Epidemiologist answers questions on COVID-19 ranging from grocery store visits to wearing masks and gloves
Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the Center for Healthy Communities in the School of Medicine
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Epidemiologist answers common questions about coronavirus
Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the School of Medicine at UC Riverside