Skip to main content University of California, Riverside
UC Riverside

News

  • Home
  • Latest Articles
    • Arts / Culture
    • Athletics
    • Business
    • Health
    • Science / Technology
    • Social Science / Education
    • Students
    • University
  • Calendar
  • Experts
  • In the News
  • Info for Media
  • Inside UCR
  • UCR Magazine
    • Overview
    • Winter 2025
    • Fall 2024
    • Summer 2024
    • Spring 2024
    • Winter 2024
    • Fall 2023
    • Summer 2023
    • Spring 2023
    • Fall 2022
    • Archive
    • Subscriptions
Breadcrumb
  •  
  • International Situations Project

Follow US:

UC Riverside Facebook UC Riverside X/Twitter UC Riverside YouTube UC Riverside Instagram UC Riverside TikTok
Happy around the world

How you measure happiness depends where you live

The meaning of happiness varies depending where in the world a person lives and so benefits from using different measures, new UC Riverside research finds. Happiness studies historically have focused on the Western ideal of happiness, which is relatively self-centered and big on thrills. “Accordingly, the prevailing conceptualization of happiness...

By John Warren | December 9, 2020 | Social Science / Education
International Situations Project

The world is much more alike than different

The cornerstone of discrimination is the belief that other people, including people of other races from other countries, are different. They experience life differently; they react differently. What if research could demonstrate that’s not true? A new study from UC Riverside asserts the world population may have much more in...

By John Warren | June 9, 2020 | Social Science / Education
University of California, Riverside

900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521

Tel: (951) 827-1012

  • UCR Library
  • Campus Status
  • Campus Store
  • Career Opportunities
  • Diversity
  • Maps and Directions
  • Visit UCR

University of California, Riverside

900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521

tel: (951) 827-1012
email: webmaster@ucr.edu

Find Us

View campus map

Follow US:

UC Riverside Facebook UC Riverside X/Twitter UC Riverside YouTube UC Riverside Instagram UC Riverside TikTok

Related Links

  • Science Today
  • Servicio de Información en Español
  • UC Agricultural and Natural Resources news
  • UC Newsroom
  • Available Feeds
  • Creator State Podcast
  • Privacy and Accessibility
  • Report barrier to accessibility
  • Terms and Conditions
  • © 2025 Regents of the University of California
Search
Let us help you with your search