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A young student uses virtual reality

Bringing virtual reality to nuclear and particle physics

VR tool developed by UC Riverside graduate student promises to serve an important purpose in education and research

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 14, 2023 | Science / Technology
Mink

Findings challenge standard understanding of COVID-19 infection

UC Riverside research can help scientists develop methods to prevent COVID-19 in mink and other species

By Iqbal Pittalwala | November 29, 2023 | Science / Technology

What guides our attention to faces in videos changes with age

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 15, 2022 | Social Science / Education
UC Riverside's Graduate Division winner, Claire Whitaker on March 3, 2022. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Fruit fungus for the win at Grad Slam

UC Riverside’s winner, Claire Whitaker, moves onto the UC-level competition in May.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 11, 2022 | Students
Dena Plemmons

Dena Plemmons: Research ethics are top of mind

UCR is the first of two UC campuses to have a fully funded research ethics program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 27, 2021 | University

Fruit fly offers lessons in good taste

UC Riverside study shows food choice decisions require taste input

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 26, 2021 | Science / Technology

How a supermassive black hole originates

UC Riverside-led study points to a seed black hole produced by a dark matter halo collapse

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 16, 2021 | Science / Technology

Researchers use a nanoscale synthetic antiferromagnet to toggle nonlinear spin dynamics

UC Riverside-led work could lead to better computer technologies

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 28, 2021 | Science / Technology

Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless

UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizers

By Iqbal Pittalwala | March 22, 2021 | Science / Technology, Health

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala | February 9, 2021 | Science / Technology

Scientists solve long-standing mystery by a whisker

UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement

By Iqbal Pittalwala | January 29, 2021 | Science / Technology, Social Science / Education

Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures

UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patients

By Stacy Kish | December 21, 2020 | Health

Graduate student’s BADASS code has astronomical benefits

Open-source code developed at UC Riverside is free, versatile, and easy to use

By Iqbal Pittalwala | December 16, 2020 | Science / Technology

Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe

UC Riverside-led team’s technique relied on determining the mass of galaxy clusters

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 28, 2020 | Science / Technology

Diversifying the sciences

UC Riverside’s Khaleel Razak and Frances Sladek receive grants from the University of California-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative

By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 2, 2020 | Science / Technology
COVID-19

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 11, 2020 | Science / Technology, Health

Using artificial intelligence to smell the roses

UC Riverside study applies machine learning to olfaction with possible vast applications in flavors and fragrances

By Iqbal Pittalwala | July 28, 2020 | Science / Technology

Understanding a gene’s role in inflammatory bowel disease

UC Riverside mouse study will identify mechanisms the gene PTPN2 uses to affect gut cells

By Iqbal Pittalwala | June 4, 2020 | Health

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 15, 2020 | Science / Technology

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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