What guides our attention to faces in videos changes with age
UC Riverside study has implications for children’s television and autism spectrum disorder
Fruit fungus for the win at Grad Slam
UC Riverside’s winner, Claire Whitaker, moves onto the UC-level competition in May.
Dena Plemmons: Research ethics are top of mind
UCR is the first of two UC campuses to have a fully funded research ethics program.
Fruit fly offers lessons in good taste
UC Riverside study shows food choice decisions require taste input
How a supermassive black hole originates
UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse
Researchers use a nanoscale synthetic antiferromagnet to toggle nonlinear spin dynamics
UC Riverside-led work could lead to better computer technologies
Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless
UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizers
Astronomers offer possible explanation for elusive dark-matter-free galaxies
UC Riverside-led study finds extreme tidal mass loss in dwarf galaxies formed in a simulation
Scientists solve long-standing mystery by a whisker
UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement
Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures
UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patients
Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits
Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to use
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
UC Riverside-led team’s technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clusters
Diversifying the sciences
UC Riverside’s Khaleel Razak and Frances Sladek receive grants from the University of California-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative
Scientists identify hundreds of drug candidates to treat COVID-19
UC Riverside researchers used a powerful machine-learning approach to screen millions of chemicals to find suitable candidates
Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses
UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrances
Understanding a gene’s role in inflammatory bowel disease
UC Riverside mouse study will identify mechanisms the gene PTPN2 uses to affect gut cells
Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way help test dark matter theory
UC Riverside physicists demonstrate “self-interacting dark matter” model can be tested using astronomical observations of Draco and Fornax
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
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
UC Riverside-led study could inform the design of engineered nano-shells used in drug delivery
E-cigarette users are exposed to potentially harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage
Zinc excess in the body correlates with oxidative stress