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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
Scientists design new drug to fight malaria
In 2022, nearly 619,000 global deaths due to malaria were caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most virulent, prevalent, and deadly human malaria parasite. For decades, the parasite’s resistance to all antimalarial drugs has posed a big challenge for researchers working to stop the spread of the disease.
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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
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.