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

UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases can accomplish the task

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

UC Riverside biomedical scientist Marcus Kaul explains

As debate and protests about lockdowns and opening up flare up across the nation, experts are considering why governors decided to lockdown states in the first place. A team of researchers from the USC Marshall School of Business , Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and University of California...

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

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

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

Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the Center for Healthy Communities in the School of Medicine

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

People around the world are wondering how long COVID-restrictions have to last in order to curtail the pandemic. A research study on 36 countries and 50 U.S. states has found that aggressive intervention to contain COVID-19 must be maintained for at least 44 days. The study is co-authored by Professor...

Political scientist Kim Yi Dionne explains why responses to COVID-19 reveal a failure to learn from history

With directives to suspend in-person classes in response to COVID-19, UCR moves to campus wide online instruction

Juliette Levy has taught online for almost a decade; here’s what she wants professors and students to keep in mind as they navigate the transition to online learning

As COVID-19 coronavirus impacts broaden across the world, UC Riverside is pointing its campus community to a frequently updated website for the latest related news. The site, https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus, includes updates and frequently asked questions. On Wednesday, March 18, Chancellor Kim Wilcox announced the campus will be closed until April 30...

Scientists discover critical protein complex that lets virus hide from immune system

Drugs previously in development for SARS could be effective for COVID-19

Brandon Brown is an associate professor in the School of Medicine at UC Riverside