
UCR receives its first cannabis grant
School of Medicine’s Nicholas DiPatrizio will lead a team tasked with assessing the impact of long-term cannabis exposure on metabolic health and disease

A new approach to targeting cancer cells
UC Riverside researchers develop new drugs that target therapeutically relevant protein surfaces
Hope on the horizon for treating stroke
UC Riverside biomedical scientist’s decades-long work moves to clinical trials

PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery
Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery

Why don’t veterans share their stories?
What makes veterans feel they can't connect with society? That’s a question David Lane is trying to answer through interdisciplinary research. Lane, 34, is a U.S. Army veteran and current graduate student with the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. His initial work and personal conversations...

UCR student housing part of major expansion
On a sunny morning at the north end of UC Riverside, bulldozers and dump trucks are busily grading dirt while construction crews put together a frame foundation for the campus’ newest housing and dining complex. The Dundee Residence Hall and Glasgow Dining Project, which began construction in December on Linden...

After four years of hard work, Match Day arrives for UC Riverside medical students
38 students in Class of 2019 were matched for a residency program of their choice

Research offers superior therapeutic approach for MS
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis. While treatments are...

Federal grant will help develop new stroke treatment
The device aims to reduce brain swelling and deliver a neuroprotective drug

Study links individual HPV types to HIV infection
UC Riverside-led study finds persons with any HPV type, more than one HPV type, or high-risk HPV are more likely to test HIV positive

School of Medicine signs agreement with AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Partnership provides opportunities for UCR medical students to train at a Riverside clinic focused on AIDS treatment

NIH grant supports new exploratory research aimed at studying Pacific Islander behavioral health
UC Riverside-led study will concentrate on alcohol use disorders in Pacific Islander young adults

UC Riverside researchers find potent chemical agents that can thwart cancer metastasis
Novel agents 135H11 and 135H12 move research closer to drug development

Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members
UC Riverside-led study offers vivid picture of health consequences of life events and chronic strain among foreign-born Mexicans in farm working communities

Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a pear-shaped look. In men, fat tends to build up around the abdomen, creating an apple shape. As it turns out, it’s healthier to be a pear than an apple. A...