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WEBNew data science tool greatly speeds up molecular analysis of our environment. UC Riverside-led team developed the tool through an international virtual research group. By Iqbal Pittalwala | September 20, 2024.
Psychology research 'giant' Robert Rosenthal has died
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Robert Rosenthal, a father of meta-analysis who was named one of the 20th century's top 100 psychologists, died Jan. 5 at 90. Twenty-five years ago, following his retirement from Harvard University, Rosenthal joined the UC Riverside faculty. He was named a University Professor in 2008 by the University of California system, a distinction shared by only 40 professors in UC’s history.
UC Riverside offers UC system's first master's degree in robotics
WEBMay 25, 2021 · UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering now offers a Master of Science degree in robotics, the first and only one of its kind in the University of California system. Applications for fall 2021 admission are due by July 15 for international students, and by Sept. 1 for domestic students.
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
WEBJan 21, 2024 · A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. This finding changes scientists’ understanding of Megalodon behavior, ancient ocean life, and why the sharks went extinct. The Megalodon or megatooth shark is typically portrayed as a …
School of Business graduate program surges in top rankings
WEBApr 9, 2024 · That ranking was among 269 universities. In fall 2024, the School of Business will mark the 55th anniversary of its founding and the 30th anniversary of the A. Gary Anderson School of Management with the opening of a new 63,400-square-foot academic building. UCR’s School of Education was ranked No. …
Can ethics classes actually influence students’ moral behavior?
WEBSep 22, 2020 · Philosophers and ethicists have never had scientific proof that university ethics classes affect student moral behavior — until now. A research team led by a philosopher at the University of California, Riverside, has conducted the first controlled study aiming to discover whether such a correlation exists using direct observational data rather than self-reported information.
Grow and eat your own vaccines? | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories. Messenger RNA or mRNA technology, used in COVID-19 vaccines, works by teaching our cells to recognize and protect us against infectious ...
Discovery could end global amphibian pandemic - News
WEBApr 3, 2024 · In addition to helping them learn about how fungal pathogens rise and spread, it offers the hope of ending what they call a global amphibian pandemic. “Frogs control bad insects, crop pests, and mosquitoes. If their populations all over the world collapse, it could be devastating,” said UCR microbiology doctoral student and paper author ...
Sniffing our way to better health | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are poised to bring this futuristic technology closer to reality. In lab experiments, a team led by Anandasankar Ray, a professor of molecular, cell and systems biology, exposed the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to diacetyl, a microbial volatile compound released by yeast, and found ...
UCR celebrates 4 Guggenheim fellows | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Four University of California, Riverside scholars were selected as 2024 Guggenheim fellows — among 188 fellows chosen from over 3,000 applicants this year. UC Riverside had more fellows, three current faculty and an alum, than any other UC or other public university in the country, tied with Rutgers …