January 15, 2025
Finding the power within
UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific beliefs.
January 15, 2025
A climate scientist’s take on the LA fires
UC Riverside climate scientist Francesca Hopkins explains how carbon emissions from human activities turn into conflagrations, and she has some ideas about making urban landscapes more resilient.
January 10, 2025
Dangerous bacterial biofilms have a natural enemy
Biofilm, a slimy bacterial layer that clings to surfaces, makes infections harder to treat when they form protective shields for bacteria on medical devices. Scientists have discovered a chemical that prevents biofilm from forming.
January 08, 2025
Study links gene regulating brain circuit formation to autism and seizures
Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms
January 06, 2025
Physicists explain a stellar stream’s distinctive features
Spur and gap features seen in Milky Way’s GD-1 stellar stream could be caused by self-interacting dark matter subhalo
December 20, 2024
Growing safer spuds: removing toxins from potatoes
Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes and tomatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in extreme environments, like outer space.
December 20, 2024
Uncovering key molecular factors behind malaria’s deadliest strain
NIH grant will allow UC Riverside-led team to focus on long non-coding RNAs in Plasmodium falciparum
December 18, 2024
An inexpensive fix for California’s struggling wildflowers
California’s native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A UCR study shows simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire danger.
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January 15, 2025
ACS funding supports research with photocatalytic applications
Physicist Andrew Joe has received a Doctoral New Investigator grant
January 13, 2025
Campus first: UCR professor becomes Astronomical Society Fellow
Society honors Stephen Kane for work on planetary habitability, Venus, exoplanets, spirit of collaboration
January 07, 2025
UCR intellectual property leader appointed to USDA board
Brian Suh, UCR’s senior executive director of technology partnerships, has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to serve on a board that safeguards the intellectual property of crop breeders.
December 20, 2024
Professor recognized by two scientific journals
Two papers co-authored by UC Riverside professor Bryan Wong have been recognized recently by their respective publishers as leading scientific studies.
November 26, 2024
Campus launches West Coast’s first educational program in cosmetic science
Yearlong program began last year
November 06, 2024
Cub scouts learn physics on campus
Local cub scouts who visited campus on Nov. 3 got an early education in physics and astronomy. The two-hour event was arranged by Robert Sanderson, an instructional lab manager and lecture demonstration specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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
