Research finds support for ‘Trump effect’

Racially inflammatory speech by political elites can embolden members of the public to express their own prejudice

By Tess Eyrich | | Social Science / Education

Divided GOP and Dems stand, united they worry

Democrats and Republicans will share one important aspect of the 2020 presidential election in common, a UCR psychologist asserts, based on her recently published research. They will experience similar levels of anxiety. A recent Associated Press poll found 53% of voters described themselves as anxious about the 2020 election. In...

By J.D. Warren | | Social Science / Education

What was behind 'vote switching' in the 2016 election?

Study pinpoints concerns about race and immigration — not economic ones — as likely determinants of vote switching

Loveridge Fellows get a crash course in state politics

UC Riverside expands its presence in California’s capital

By Tess Eyrich | | Students

UC Riverside among Washington Monthly’s Top 30

University achieves high marks for social mobility, research, and public service

By J.D. Warren | | University

UCR ranks No. 32 on Money Magazine’s Best Colleges List

Annual rankings lend weight to six-year graduation rates among low-income, first-generation, and under-represented students

By J.D. Warren | | University

Study examines how age and ethnicity impact HIV testing

UC Riverside-led study in Southern California finds stigma, risk perceptions, and cost among major factors contributing to adults’ willingness to get HIV tested

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology

Expert available to comment on Mexico’s presidential election

UC Riverside’s Armando Navarro will travel to Mexico City in advance of the July 1 election to survey voters and visit polling places

By Tess Eyrich | | University

UC Riverside welcomes first full-time immigration attorney

Karina Gutierrez makes the case for expanded legal services for UCR’s immigrant students

By Brittney Carolina | | University

Will kids’ religious training save – or doom – the world?

Children's Views of Environment, Politics Are Sculpted by Religion; UC Riverside Researcher's Worldwide Network Will Study the Impacts

Meet the educator building bridges between teachers of color

A UCR professor’s annual institute seeks to turn isolation — a fact of life for teachers of color across the country — into action

Engineering a better future

Souradeep Bhattacharya aims to make an impact where the needs are greatest

A political mind

Mina Hanin's career goals were shaped by his upbringing in Egypt

By Brittney Carolina | | University

Medicine from the heart

Edgar Ortega overcame language barriers, injuries in effort to help his new community as a doctor

By Madeline Adamo | | Students

Racing to the finish line

Taylor Brown, track and field champion, nominated for 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award

By Brittney Carolina | | University

Taking the ‘Scenic Route’

Lusiana Wainiqolo, a first-generation transfer student, finds a home away from home within UCR's Pacific Islander community

By Holly Ober | | University

Stories of victory among UC Riverside’s 2018 graduating class

UCR’s 64th Commencement includes School of Medicine’s Hippocratic oath ceremony

Capturing life’s little moments

Joe Leavenworth, graduate of UCR’s MFA in Visual Art, continues to make his mark as a photographer on both the East and West Coast

By Jessica Weber | | University

Fishing for knowledge

Shannon Sweitzer carries life lessons from her father during UCR journey

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Students

UC Riverside and Chile boost entrepreneurship efforts through partnership

Office of Technology Partnerships collaborates with Know Hub Chile to accelerate technology commercialization, transfer, and growth

By Brittney Carolina | | Business