More than $1 million in grants for computational chemistry and materials science
The research will improve understanding of catalysis and develop new photodetection technologies
Natural gas engine can reduce smog from heavy-duty trucks
Simulated on-road testing shows the engine maintains near-zero emissions during all duty cycles
Nobel Laureate Barry Barish joins UC Riverside faculty
Physicist, whose contributions enabled the first observation of gravitational waves, is the university’s second Nobel Prize winner
Climate change predicted to bring more extremes to inland southern california
Regional report authored by UCR researchers is included in California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Professor receives grant to study how fish hunt
NSF grant will support research on how fish coordinate different body parts to catch prey
Genetically engineered virus spins gold into beads
The discovery could make production of some electronic components cheaper, easier, and faster
Getting high on worms
UC Riverside researchers show that in parasitic worm infection both the host and the worm produce cannabis-like molecules
Early opaque universe linked to galaxy scarcity
Team led by UC Riverside astronomer George Becker used the Subaru telescope to make the discovery
New data science major promotes diversity in high-tech
Program will build new educational pathways in computing or technology for students, especially women, who otherwise would not study these subjects in college
Ten UC Riverside professors receive NSF CAREER awards
The awards support early career leaders in research and education
Research offers new insights into malaria parasite
A team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside, scientist has found that various stages of the development of human malaria parasites, including stages involved in malaria transmission, are linked to epigenetic features and how chromatin — the complex of DNA and proteins within the nucleus — is...
Scientists crack structure of enzyme complex linked to cancer
UC Riverside-led study offers important information for understanding “de novo DNA methylation"
Highlander Venture Fund chooses UCR professor’s ‘next-generation’ mosquito repellent for second investment
Up to $500,000 will help a startup company market a killer repellent that’s nontoxic, natural, and sweet-smelling
Researchers receive $1 million for project challenging long-standing paradigm in endocrinology
W. M. Keck Foundation award supports UC Riverside research aimed at showing membrane transporters guide flow of steroid hormones into cells
The science behind the scenes of ‘Basmati Blues’
UCR geneticist Norman Ellstrand lent his scientific expertise to a musical romantic comedy centered around genetically modified rice
Mysteries of nickel oxide – a promising spintronic material – are revealed
UC Riverside team determines how electron spins interact with crystal lattice in nickel oxide
UC Riverside research will help protect military software from hackers
Outdated military software and hardware is vulnerable to attack
Highlander venture fund makes its first investment
$250,000 supports San Diego-based NanoCellect Biomedical Inc.
UCR Extension offers new series of STEM workshops based on the makerspace ideology
Join the 'Maker Movement' for hands-on learning the Makerspace way
Genetic changes help mosquitoes survive pesticide attacks
UCR study shows how intensive pesticide use is driving mosquito evolution at the genetic level