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UCR physicist a key member of international collaboration that produced the images

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth, and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials.

UC Riverside receives $4M from UC National Laboratory Fees Research Program

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The study team, which included researchers from...

Two NIH grants to UC Riverside support a machine learning approach to identify insect repellents

Pioneering entomologist Mir Mulla and his wife, Lelia, established a scholarship at UC Riverside to support new generations of researchers.

A new species of native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildfire resilience has been discovered on the central coast, but its survival is already threatened by urban development that could destroy its fragile population.

A UC Riverside computer science team has developed a sensor-based technology that could revolutionize commercial beekeeping by reducing colony losses and lowering labor costs. Called the Electronic Bee-Veterinarian, or EBV, the technology uses low-cost heat sensors and forecasting models to predict when hive temperatures may reach dangerous levels. The system...

Instrument developed at UC Riverside will help answer fundamental questions in physics and cosmology

UCR experts discuss the connection to the bird flu outbreak and what to expect

Andrew Gray, an associate professor of watershed hydrology at UCR, weighs in on the threats to life and infrastructure posed by fast-moving debris flows, and how residents can best respond.

UCR scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects.

To honor his parents' legacy and help other CNAS students who experience a similar life-altering tragedy during the course of their studies, UCR alum Joshua Tejada has established an endowment through the Mi Doctora Foundation.

Many may be familiar with the new dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, or CNAS. Peter Atkinson, a professor of genetics in the Department of Entomology, has been with UC Riverside for 28 years. Less familiar may be his vision, which emphasizes social mobility, collaboration with other...

Machine learning tool developed by UCR researchers will help answer fundamental questions about the universe

Many phone apps offer general but nonspecific information about airborne particles. To help increase public safety amidst the LA fires, UC Riverside scientists are making new, real-time, advanced air pollutant measurements available to the public.

UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific beliefs.

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.

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.

Collaborative research paves the way for future treatments to alleviate autism and epilepsy symptoms