May 28, 2026
High-puff e-cigarettes may become more toxic with use
Researchers warn that repeated vaping can create harmful byproducts linked to lung cell damage
May 28, 2026
Megafire kills Joshua trees, but not fungi
Though a major fire killed a million Joshua trees in the Mojave desert, researchers found that fungi and bacteria underneath the scorched earth were totally unaffected.
May 27, 2026
Quantum research points to future energy and computing technologies
QuVET at UC Riverside studies how quantum wave functions move through ultra-thin materials
May 20, 2026
Scientists identify brain circuit that helps us “change gears”
UC Riverside study shows how the brain abandons outdated strategies and adapts to new rules
May 19, 2026
Birds clap in the dark to flirt
In northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sound scientists have puzzled over for decades. Now, researchers have captured the behavior in detail, revealing how scissor-tailed nightjars create one of the most curious sounds in the avian world.
May 11, 2026
Astronomers produce most detailed map of the cosmic web
International study used data from the James Webb Space Telescope
May 11, 2026
New method sharpens the search for alien biology
New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes patterns rather than searching for individual chemical or molecular traces.
May 08, 2026
The National Science Board purge, explained
Amidst the many attention-grabbing headlines of 2026, there is a recent one that may have flown under the radar but shouldn’t have. On April 24, the White House dismissed the entire 22-person board that oversees the National Science Foundation. The NSF is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
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May 19, 2026
5 Highlanders receive 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Five UC Riverside Highlanders have been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, or NSF GRFP.
The fellowship supports students pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, fields at accredited U.S. institutions.
May 07, 2026
UCR chemist wins $100k Dreyfus teacher-scholar award
Chemist Timothy Su proves compatibility of innovative research and excellent teaching
April 27, 2026
One protein, two roles
The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass form one cell to another. At the same time, a web of blood vessels builds the brain’s life support system, delivering oxygen and nutrients and controlling what can enter the brain.
April 15, 2026
Neuroscience student plays winning game at Grad Slam
David Nikom found the right metaphor to explain his research about the high incidence of Alzheimer’s in women by looking back at his childhood playing video games with his older brother.
Nikom, a doctoral student in neuroscience, took first place in the 12th annual UCR Grad Slam Final on April 10 at the School of Business Building. The event, hosted by UCR’s Graduate Division, featured 11 finalists who each distilled their research into a three-minute presentation before a general audience.
April 14, 2026
New agreement expands GIS resources
UC Riverside is renewing its contract with Esri with a new licensing agreement that will expand the availability of geospatial and mapping software to the campus.
The university has long had a relationship with the Redlands-based GIS technology giant and licensed its technology for use by students, staff, and faculty members in every college and school.
UCR will join the UCOP Esri Consortium, moving it to the systemwide institutional agreement that provides access to a wide variety of software products for teaching, research, and administrative uses.
April 09, 2026
UCR scholars named AAAS fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, has named UCR faculty members Rodolfo Torres and Yadong Yin as 2025 Fellows, a distinction that ranks among the highest scientific honors in the nation.
April 08, 2026
Four researchers selected for prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Postdoctoral scholar and doctoral students to join global cohort of young scientists in Germany
April 03, 2026
Sophomore Inchara Jagadeesh awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Physics major recognized for cosmology research and exceptional promise as a future scientific leader
