New School of Medicine Education Building receives full approval from UC Regents
The Regents of the University of California have given final approval for the construction of the School of Medicine’s new Education Building II at UC Riverside. The vote, which approved the final design, the full budget, and the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, findings, took place during the Regents’...
How the South African COVID-19 variant was found
UC Riverside biomedical scientists were part of an international team that identified the coronavirus strain
What UC Riverside scientists have to say about vaccines, variants, and antibodies
Immunity generated by vaccination is better than immunity from an actual infection, says an expert
Experts weigh in on whether COVID-19 is here to stay
C OVID-19 is far from beaten. Vaccines may not be the ultimate panacea to haul us out of the pandemic crisis. In the future, will outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, arrive in waves every winter? Might COVID-19 never go away? Experts at the University of California, Riverside...
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
UC Riverside-led mouse study stresses MS treatment should be started early
Should we be double masking?
UC Riverside epidemiologist answers this and other questions in Q&A
Biomedical scientist explains how Covid-19 vaccines work
Dr. David Lo at the UC Riverside School of Medicine is an expert on vaccines
Are people living with HIV more isolated during the pandemic?
A UC Riverside-led study, funded by Merck, is set to find out
School of Medicine to serve as lead site for clinical trial on stuttering
Phase 2 study investigates efficacy of the drug ecopipam developed by Emalex Biosciences Inc.
UC Riverside joins campuses to pilot a smartphone app that aims to limit spread of COVID-19
A program to test a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system will expand to an additional five University of California campus locations, including UC Riverside, as a result of success from an initial deployment earlier this fall at two UC campuses. The program is a joint effort between the UCs and...
More than half of American adults with advanced multiple sclerosis report mistreatment by caregivers
UC Riverside-led study describes first published survey documenting nature and extent of caregiver mistreatment of this population
Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources
UC Riverside-led study shows how variations in SARS-CoV-2 host gene expression can be linked to variations in COVID-19 susceptibility and symptom severity
Impact of HPV vaccination mandates on social inequalities
Policy has limited impact on vaccine uptake because of individual decision making, study finds