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While engaged in a physical task requiring effort, such as driving a car or carrying grocery bags, older adults are more likely than younger adults to be distracted by items irrelevant to the task at hand, a University of California, Riverside, study reports. The study assessed the interaction between physical...

Among other events, the series features Simon Tam, an author, musician, and activist who won a landmark Supreme Court case in 2017.

Until recently, psychologist Kalina Michalska had never used community-based participatory research, or CBPR, in her work, but now she can’t imagine not using it. CBPR, which dates to the early 1930s, is an intensive research approach that involves partnerships between researchers and community members throughout the research process, giving communities...

UC Riverside research helps explain a tradeoff in human behavior

UC Riverside experts share thoughts on the AI-powered language model that understands and responds to natural language

A John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation grant will help preserve 150 years of local journalism at UC Riverside.

UC Riverside psychologists’ experiments explain which choice rules daily life

UC Riverside study has implications for children’s television and autism spectrum disorder

Joint UC Riverside and UC Irvine study shows “near transfer” predicts “far transfer”

Vanessa Hua’s latest novel "Forbidden City" explores the little-known history and influence of the teenage revolutionaries in Chairman Mao’s inner circle

Study finds promoting appreciation of ethnic-racial heritage has the potential to bolster youth’s internal resources against substance use

The book weaves stories that capture both nature and architecture. It goes on sale on April 26

Smoking dominates other factors, including amount of wealth, in shortening lifespan

Study also shows that straight people prefer to live in places that match their attitudes toward sexuality

A study set in the Inland Empire and South Texas aims to find out

UC Riverside’s class of 2022 will celebrate the milestone of receiving their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in person and on campus. In early June, the campus will finally welcome graduating Highlanders to the commencement stage, where their friends, families, and fans can cheer them on as they cross the...

The open access journal will make research freely available to scholars and public and will not charge authors a submission fee

Both groups still agree on some important issues and race has little effect

Philosopher Myisha Cherry’s new book makes a strong case for rage

How Toni Morrison helped an economics professor turn grief into art