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Will economic sanctions make Putin blink?

UCR economist and former EU official considers Switzerland's importance in Russian recriminations

By John Warren | March 3, 2022 | Social Science / Education
Eastern Europe

‘Vicious, ruthless aggression, Adolf-Hitler style’

Who’s next? Polish native, Eastern Europe history expert assesses region’s mindset and prospects

By John Warren | March 2, 2022 | Social Science / Education
Ukraine

A guide to understanding the Ukrainian conflict

UCR experts discuss topics surrounding Russia's invasion in Ukraine

By John Warren | March 2, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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Putin’s dark designs: Restore the pre-1917 Russian empire

Leading Ukraine-Russia historian weighs in on why Putin moved against Ukraine, and NATO's best posture

By John Warren | March 1, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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In blue & gold, maps reveal bias in the United States

A series of maps created by a UCR professor highlights hot spots for intergroup bias across the nation. The researchers aggregated data to determine the regions where implicit and explicit bias are greatest related to race, weight, and sexual preference. The maps range from deep blue, which represents places in...

By John Warren | February 2, 2022 | Social Science / Education
An LGBT-themed heart made of rainbow chalk dust

New journal will spotlight queer and trans religious studies scholarship

The open access journal will make research freely available to scholars and public and will not charge authors a submission fee

By Holly Ober | February 2, 2022 | Social Science / Education
Hypervisibility

'Hypervisibility' for Black girls; 'invisibility' for Black women

Being a Black female might involve navigating two extremes: too little attention when you’re older, and too much of the wrong kind of attention when you’re young. UC Riverside psychology researcher Aerika Loyd affirms that point while examining the effects of racial microaggressions on Black adolescent girls and Black women...

By John Warren | January 26, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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Professionals are trending in a left and liberal direction; on most issues blue collar workers are not

Both groups still agree on some important issues and race has little effect

By Holly Ober | January 14, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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Should Congress treat insurrectionists as the Romans did?

The political divide that led to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the Capitol building has been perpetuated in discourse over how to properly address the role of legislators who may have been involved. On the Jan. 6 anniversary of the insurrection, Michele Salzman, a UC Riverside history professor, published...

By John Warren | January 13, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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Good parent bond = good COVID behavior

Containing the COVID-19 pandemic depends on the degree to which people exhibit prosocial behavior — behavior that benefits others. We wear masks to protect ourselves, but also our neighbors. We get vaccines to stop the spread of the coronavirus, to edge society closer to herd immunity. A new study from...

By John Warren | January 4, 2022 | Social Science / Education, Health
A child playing with blocks

Study confirms link between spatial and math skills

Improving students’ spatial skills could improve math skills as well

By Holly Ober | November 30, 2021 | Social Science / Education
Portrait of Jonathan "Johnny" Walters, for 2020 senior profile.  GSOE-Single-Subject English Credential and Master’s Degree in Education

Creating a healthy racial climate to diversify the teacher workforce

Paper offers a framework for racial literacy in teacher education

By Holly Ober | November 17, 2021 | Social Science / Education
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$2.9 million grant will support literacy programs for English-language learners

The funds continue to help School of Education researcher Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette’s work.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 13, 2021 | Social Science / Education
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Revisiting the tragic tale of Willie Boy and Carlota 

More than a century ago, a Romeo and Juliet-esque tragedy unfolded in the desert southwest. The antagonist, Willie Boy, shot and killed the shaman, William Mike, and eloped with William Mike’s daughter, Carlota, who met her demise at the hands of the pursuing posse. The story has been framed and...

By Stacy Kish | October 20, 2021 | Social Science / Education
A child in a classroom absorbed in drawing an airplane.

These inclusive practices help general education teachers foster positive relationships with children with autism

Teachers make time to find students’ interests, celebrate talents, and have one-on-one time to form stronger relationships with students with autism, finds study

By Holly Ober | October 20, 2021 | Social Science / Education
Artwork by Gloria Dimitrios

Still life in shades of gray

How Toni Morrison helped an economics professor turn grief into art

By Holly Ober | October 8, 2021 | Social Science / Education
Angel Rodriguez

Newsom appoints UCR Highlander to Student Aid Commission

Angel Rodriguez, an alumnus and current grad student, urges students to apply for Cal Grants

By Holly Ober | October 5, 2021 | Social Science / Education, Students
A satellite and lidar image of the Sun Pyramid at Teotihuacan

Modern activities follow the contours of ancient Teotihuacan

Lidar mapping study reveals vast landscape modifications that still influence construction and farming

By Holly Ober | September 20, 2021 | Social Science / Education
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Graduate School of Education changes name

Effective Monday, Sept. 20, the Graduate School of Education will officially become the School of Education, or SOE. The new name will reflect the scope of the school’s research, community engagement, and academic programs, specifically the undergraduate degree program, which was approved in 2017 and now accounts for 60% of...

By Julie Porter | September 17, 2021 | Social Science / Education, University
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Silver linings playbook: Think bad news before it's delivered

Psychologists have known there’s value in finding a “silver lining,” in coaxing oneself through bad news. You didn’t get the job? Just as well: That new boss seemed edgy during the interview. Someone outbid you at the last second for that antique something-or-other on eBay? You didn’t really have the...

By John Warren | September 1, 2021 | Social Science / Education
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