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Author Susan Straight leans on her fence next to her fence library.

Good fence libraries make good neighbors

UCR author Susan Straight’s fence library continues to serve a Riverside community disproportionately affected by the coronavirus

By Jessica Weber | August 19, 2020 | Arts / Culture
A shop with a closed sign.

UC Riverside-led research predicted the pandemic economic recession

“The reality of 2020 hits us in the face and I have never been so prescient in my academic research as with this line of work.”

By Holly Ober | August 18, 2020 | Social Science / Education

Psychologist to study how motor development changes infants’ learning experiences

J ohn Franchak has long been interested in how learning a new motor skill, such as sitting or walking, changes how infants interact with their surroundings. He has now been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue this research question. The four-year grant of nearly $755,000 will...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 31, 2020 | Social Science / Education

This is how we can improve response to the next pandemic

A UC Riverside medical sociologist offers five strategies for combating misinformation and strengthening public health

By Tess Eyrich | July 20, 2020 | Social Science / Education

California Indian scholars to lead conversation on missions

Virtual conference will reexamine mission mythology amid widespread removal of Junipero Serra statues

By Tess Eyrich | July 9, 2020 | Arts / Culture

Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions

UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophrenia

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 8, 2020 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education

Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory

UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 8, 2020 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education
Sandra Ayllón (Courtesy of Sandra Ayllón)

First person: Sandra Ayllón on life as a DACA student

The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA in a 5-to-4 decision on Thursday, June 18.

By UCR News | June 23, 2020 | Students
CAMP 2020 scholars during their virtual presentation on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (UCR)

COVID-19: Some faculty-student teams figured out how to continue their research

In the midst of the pandemic, faculty mentored research projects are being supported through CAMP.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 1, 2020 | Students

Youth who understand mental illness more likely to ask for help later

Research suggests destigmatizing mental illness in schools could increase the likelihood of treatment-seeking for youth who need it

By Tess Eyrich | May 26, 2020 | Social Science / Education

Report charts major growth for Inland Empire nonprofits

Still, UC Riverside researchers warn that without action, the sector’s recent gains could be undone by COVID-19

By Tess Eyrich | May 11, 2020 | Social Science / Education
Book cover for "In the Country of Women" and photo of author Susan Straight

Author Susan Straight featured in Alta Asks Live

Straight joined writer and critic Heather Scott Partington for a live chat about writing, teaching, and calling Riverside home

By Jessica Weber | April 30, 2020 | Arts / Culture
construction workers building a house

This is how our economy can survive the pandemic

Economist Gloria González-Rivera offers insight on how to limit damage

By Holly Ober | April 22, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Business

How is Europe responding to the coronavirus pandemic?

In hard-hit Europe, responses to COVID-19 could be lessons for the global community, says political economist Jana Grittersova

By Tess Eyrich | April 21, 2020 | Social Science / Education

Movement for census awareness swells in Inland Empire

In a two-county region at risk of an undercount, grassroots momentum has grown to ensure participation in the 2020 census

By Tess Eyrich | April 20, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Students
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Quarantine Reads

Nineteen UCR authors offer their top picks for books to read while sheltering in place

By Jessica Weber | April 20, 2020 | Arts / Culture

To curb sexual assault, help people better understand consent

Research suggests more effort is needed to help college men apply the concept of sexual consent to their everyday lives

By Tess Eyrich | April 6, 2020 | Social Science / Education
From left, MFA students Eric Herbst, Adam Sullivan, Charli Englehorn, Wendy Maxon, and assistant adjunct professor Mark Haskell Smith at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage.

How UCR’s Low-Residency MFA program uses remote teaching to its advantage

The program’s faculty members and students offer advice for transitioning to online classes due to coronavirus

By Jessica Weber | April 6, 2020 | University

How might the coronavirus change the world around us?

Sociologist Richard M. Carpiano weighs in on some of the less obvious ways COVID-19 could restructure life as we know it

By Tess Eyrich | April 1, 2020 | Social Science / Education

Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development

UC Riverside researchers’ mouse studies also show how a common nutrient can help babies of alcoholic moms

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 30, 2020 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education
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