October 30, 2024
The fungus among us: California’s bats under siege
A sinister fungus is spreading through California’s bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight.
October 29, 2024
UCR's first undergrad McNair Scholars complete summer research
Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program.
October 25, 2024
UCR awarded $1.5M for sustainable agriculture initiatives
Three interrelated projects have been funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
October 25, 2024
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming - a little
The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
October 15, 2024
UC Riverside receives seven grants totaling $7M for graduate education
GAANN fellowships from the Department of Education will support students pursuing research in areas of national need
October 10, 2024
How your skin tone could affect your meds
Perspective paper offers insights into impact of skin pigmentation on drug efficacy and safety
October 01, 2024
Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers
Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.
September 26, 2024
Sahara Desert dust is helping oceans thrive
Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today’s oceans, which means that increasing the flow of iron into them can increase the amount of carbon fixed by phytoplankton, with consequences for the global climate.
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October 30, 2024
Physicist elected chair of international nuclear physics experiment’s council
Kenneth Barish’s two-year term begins in March 2025
October 16, 2024
UCR team to participate in national undergraduate research program
Five-month program focuses on developing participants’ communication and advocacy skills
October 02, 2024
DOE renewal grant funds student research
Researchers will work at Brookhaven National Laboratory to uncover internal structure of protons
September 13, 2024
UCR physicists receive DOE grants as early career scientists
Miguel Arratia and Shawn Westerdale have each been awarded $875,000 over five years
August 30, 2024
NSF funds instrumentation in lab linked to LIGO research
Physicist Jon Richardson is grant’s principal investigator
August 30, 2024
Alumni win over $300K in 2024-25 awards through CUREL
With the help of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning, or CUREL, recent graduates of UC Riverside racked up over $300,000 worth of funding for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue their studies and research.
August 26, 2024
Junior faculty honored for being outstanding teachers
Four faculty recognized by UCR’s Academy of Distinguished Teaching
August 23, 2024
Entomology student honored by national society
A doctoral student in entomology is being honored by the world’s largest entomological society for her contributions to the field.
Sakshi Watts is one of the student honorees being recognized by the Entomological Society of America in its 2024 Awards and Honors.
