"Inside UCR" CNAS News

Chemist Timothy Su proves compatibility of innovative research and excellent teaching 

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.

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.

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.

​ 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.  ​

Postdoctoral scholar and doctoral students to join global cohort of young scientists in Germany

Physics major recognized for cosmology research and exceptional promise as a future scientific leader

UC Riverside mycologist Sydney Glassman wins national early-career award