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January 17, 2019

Size matters — to livebearer fish, big fins are a big deal

In a new paper, biologists from the UC Riverside studied the evolution of 40 molly and Limia species, and concluded dorsal fin displays arose first for males to compete with other males, only later being used in courtship displays to females.

UCR opens largest research facility on campus

UC Riverside is celebrating the completion of the $150 million Multidisciplinary Research Building, or MRB, which will provide an innovative and collaborative approach to conducting research.

UCR scientists identify how plants sense temperature

Meng Chen, associate professor of cell biology at UCR, is leading a team to explore the role of phytochrome B, a molecular signaling pathway that may play a pivotal role in how plants respond to temperature.

Bee mite arrival in Hawaii causes pathogen changes in honeybee predators

A team led by entomologists at UCR performed a study on the Big Island and found viruses associated with the varroa mite have spilled over into the western yellowjacket.

New property revealed in graphene could lead to better performing solar panels

An international research team, co-led by associate professor of physics and astronomy Nathaniel Gabor at UCR, has discovered a new mechanism for ultra-efficient charge and energy flow in graphene.

UCR physics undergraduate student headed to CERN

Sergio Garcia has an extraordinary opportunity to do hands-on work in one of the most famous centers for scientific research in the world. He will do research during the winter quarter on a particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

Natural mosquito repellent startup wins seed funding

A startup founded by UC Riverside molecular, cell and systems biology professor Anandasankar Ray based on his discovery of natural mosquito repellent compounds, won $50,000 in seed funding in a competition between entrepreneurs from the University of California system.

UCR graduate students win grants to do research in the natural reserves

Four graduate students at UCR are among 20 University of California graduate students who will be supported by funding from the UC Natural Reserve System’s 2018-19 Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant Program.

Nine CNAS researchers named to "Highly Cited Researchers List" 2018

Julia Bailey-Serres, Sean Cutler, Pingyun Feng, Chun Ning Lau, Timothy Lyons, Bahram Mobasher, Sang-Youl Park, Naveen Reddy, and Yadong Yin make the 2018 list of the most cited researchers worldwide, compiled by Clarivate Analytics.

Study deepens understanding of how advanced life may have emerged billions of years ago

Thomas Kuhlman, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy who came to UC Riverside from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in July 2018, is the lead author on a study that attempts to explain how advanced life may have emerged billions of years ago.

Announcing our CNAS Student Science Slam Winners:

Congratulations to the winners of this year's CNAS Student Science Slam during UCR's Homecoming 2018: Jessica Tingle (1), Alexandria Costatino (2), and Madison Hernandez (3). Please read more on our Alumni and Friends page:

UCR homecoming showcases old traditions, cutting-edge science labs:

UC Riverside alumni returned Nov. 16 and 17 to see a campus that’s changed in many ways since they graduated. “Science Ambassadors” led tours of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences’s teaching and research labs Saturday.

HIV study explains how latent and rebound viruses are related

John Barton, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and an expert in statistical physics and evolutionary dynamics, is a coauthor on a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that examines how latent HIV viruses – viruses that are inactive and “hiding” within cells – relate to the viruses that restart active infection when patients cease drug treatment.