Quarantine Reads
Nineteen UCR authors offer their top picks for books to read while sheltering in place
University lends a hand by lending doctors a bed
The top floor of the UC Riverside Extension building has a new and esteemed set of occupants: doctors and other health care workers on the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. About two weeks ago, the university received two requests to provide healthcare workers with alternative housing...
Six theater employees sew face masks for their colleagues
The goal is to make at least 750 masks, which are free for essential UCR employees.
UC Riverside bioengineer seeks to calm influenza’s cytokine storms
Work on selective immune system suppression in influenza could transfer directly to COVID-19
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
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
Navigating UCR’s swift transition to remote learning
With directives to suspend in-person classes in response to COVID-19, UCR moves to campus wide online instruction
Bingeing in the time of coronavirus
State and federal officials are asking Americans to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic. So is it possible to find an entertaining activity that provides a small respite from our larger societal worries? Derek Burrill, associate professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, has created a list of...
Economic turmoil expected through second quarter of 2020
COVID-19 will deliver a blow but how bad it will be is yet to be seen