

February 10, 2025
Breast cancer treatment advances with light-activated ‘smart bomb’
UCR scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects.

February 05, 2025
UCR alum creates endowment for students experiencing tragedy
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.

January 31, 2025
Meet the new dean of CNAS
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 colleges, and CNAS as the premier hub for transformative research in the region.

January 30, 2025
New diagnostic tool will help LIGO hunt gravitational waves
Machine learning tool developed by UCR researchers will help answer fundamental questions about the universe

January 24, 2025
More transparency about So Cal's fire-polluted air
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.

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 15, 2025
Finding the power within
UC Riverside distinguished professor Katayoon “Katie” Dehesh has defied governments, gender expectations, and scientific beliefs.

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.
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February 03, 2025
Trailblazing UCR Geneticist Becomes National Academy of Sciences VP
Sue Wessler recognized for scientific excellence and collaborative spirit

January 30, 2025
Meet the new dean of CNAS
Peter Atkinson, genetics professor in the Dept. of Entomology

January 29, 2025
UCR team tests novel detector technology at particle collider
Seven UCR students designed, built, and ran their own experiment

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