Winter quarter to begin with remote instruction In an announcement to the UC Riverside campus, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced that instruction will be delivered remotely for the first two weeks of the winter quarter. He cited the emergence of the Omicron variant and the start of the quarter taking place just after the New Year’s holiday...
By Johnny Cruz | | University
Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause — and prolong — the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history, a new UC Riverside-led study suggests.
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
A more targeted therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease UC Riverside mouse study focuses on the receptor TNFR1
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a University of California, Riverside, study performed on fruit flies. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, offers a better understanding of neurophysiological plasticity of the taste system in flies. To maintain ideal...
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology
Riverside Angel Summit finalists are promising medical, agricultural, and energy startups The four finalists were founded in Riverside County and are developing with support of the UC Riverside Office of Technology Partnerships
By Holly Ober | | Business
Queen’s genes determine sex of entire ant colonies UC Riverside researchers have discovered the genetic basis for a quirk of the animal kingdom — how ant queens produce broods that are entirely male or female.
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
New hope for people living with a genetic cause of autism UC Riverside research shows gene reactivation can be used to treat Fragile X syndrome
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
Inland Empire economy nears full recovery from pandemic downturn Available labor supply likely to be among 2022’s biggest restraints on growth
By Victoria Pike Bond | | Business
Wildfire dataset could help firefighters save lives and property WildfireDB contains over 17 million data points that capture how fires have spread in the contiguous United States over the last decade
By Holly Ober | | Science / Technology
Keto diet may not work for women Scientists from UC Riverside are studying how the popular keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and whether both sexes benefit from them equally.
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
Students have innovative, cool ways to nap, relax, and study Nap pods, hydro massage chairs, and study cubbies on campus.
By Malinn Loeung | | University, Students, Science / Technology
Music lecturer recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts For the past 20 years Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon has been teaching Filipino rondalla music at UCR.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Arts / Culture
Biocompatible glue for corneal repair is a sight for sore eyes The adhesive would replace stitches and conventional adhesive to speed healing and reduce complications and cost
By Holly Ober | | Science / Technology
Light-powered soft robots could suck up oil spills A floating, robotic film designed at UC Riverside could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water.
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
Authors, schedule announced for 45th Writers Week The February 2022 festival will be virtual. Lifetime Achievement Awards and Costo Medals will be presented to literary giants Sandra Cisneros, Linda Hogan, and Ishmael Reed.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Arts / Culture
O my, here’s Omicron UC Riverside experts share their thoughts on the new COVID-19 variant
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
Study confirms link between spatial and math skills Improving students’ spatial skills could improve math skills as well
By Holly Ober | | Social Science / Education
Study links high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease to plastics UC Riverside-led mouse study finds a receptor greatly contributes to the harmful effects of plastic-associated chemicals
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
Scientists discover potential cause of Alzheimer’s Disease Prevailing theories posit plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer’s disease. New UC Riverside research points to cells’ slowing ability to clean themselves as the likely cause of unhealthy brain buildup.
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
Deafness trumps HIV for deaf people living with HIV UC Riverside-led study participants advocate for collection of more data on deaf individuals
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health
