August 25, 2025
How to build larger, more reliable quantum computers
UC Riverside scientists link multiple quantum chips to grow quantum systems
August 21, 2025
Using exoplanets to study dark matter
More than 5,000 planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, allowing scientists to explore planetary evolution and consider the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Now, a UC Riverside study published in Physical Review D suggests that exoplanets, which are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, could also serve as tools to investigate dark matter.
August 18, 2025
Trees in the tropics cool more, burn less
More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study.
July 29, 2025
Innovation is a golden opportunity for quantum computing
Peng Wei, an associate professor of physics at UC Riverside, has filed for a U.S. patent on a novel process that enhances the performance of quantum computers by coating niobium metal superconductor surfaces with an ultra-thin layer of gold.
July 21, 2025
Chemical shield stops stressed DNA from triggering disease
Stressed DNA sets off a cascade of failures in the body linked to heart conditions, neurodegeneration, and chronic inflammation. A new, UCR-designed tool interrupts this process, preserving DNA before the damage causes disease.
July 14, 2025
Cleaner East Asian air unmasks a much hotter planet
As China slashed sulfur dioxide emissions by roughly 75 percent, a new study finds Earth began warming much, much faster.
July 08, 2025
Scientists find new way to control electricity at tiniest scale
Researchers have uncovered how to manipulate electrical flow through crystalline silicon, a discovery that could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices by harnessing quantum electron behavior.
July 01, 2025
Pair of malaria parasite proteins could lead to therapies
A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the deadliest form of human malaria, that could make novel, highly targeted anti-malarial therapies possible.
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August 27, 2025
UCR professor wins rare soil science medal
Soil Science Society of America recognizes William Jury
August 14, 2025
UCR professor studying tiny, ant-killing wasps earns big honor
Entomological Society of America elects John Heraty as fellow
July 17, 2025
Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant
Viji Santhakumar’s lab is the recipient of both
July 16, 2025
NASA grant to allow in-depth study of cosmic microwave background
Physicist Steve Choi will analyze satellite data to focus on reionization, one of the least understood epochs in cosmic history
July 14, 2025
Early-career faculty win fellowships
Eight UC Riverside assistant professors, whose research spans innovations in computer science to discoveries in Latin American history, have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman Fellowships that support promising early-career faculty on the path to tenure.
June 24, 2025
Highlights from UCR’s 71st Commencement
UC Riverside concluded its 71st Commencement season on June 17, with UCR’s Class of 2025 walking at eight discipline- or degree-based ceremonies.
Approximately 6,100 graduates, 35,000 in-person guests, 32,000 online streamers, and about 375 volunteer staff participated in the celebrations, which started on June 6.
Highlanders belonging to specific groups also took part in additional micro celebrations organized by various student resources like the University Honors Cording, and year-end celebrations hosted by UCR’s ethnic and gender centers.
June 11, 2025
How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe?
John Templeton Foundation grant to UCR will support research by physicist Hai-Bo Yu
June 11, 2025
Physicist recognized for contributions to cosmic ray physics
Barry Barish will receive the IUPAP-TIFR Homi Bhabha Award in July
