Red-haired individuals prone to melanoma without sunlight exposure, UCR chemists find
Chemists at UCR have found that red-haired, fair-skinned individuals contain a skin pigment that may in itself cause the production of UV-independent melanoma. Through experimentation on strains of albino and red-haired mince, findings suggest...
UCR awarded $5.1 million grant to combat citrus killer Huanglongbing
A group of UCR researchers received a $5,112,000 five-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture toward their fight against Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease,...
UCPD Hosts crisis course amidst recent crimes
On Monday, September 2, a male undergraduate was sexually harassed by another man at approximately 7:47 a.m. The indecent exposure incident marked the fifth criminal activity during a time span of two weeks at...
Better beer? Researchers sequencing of barley genome could lead to improved taste
After 10 years of research, 77 scientists from across the world, including two UC Riverside professors, published a reference genome assembly for barley in Nature science journal on Thursday, April 27.
With the genome...
Textbooks or takeout?
According to a University of California undergraduate experience survey, 80.7 percent of UC students have "bought fewer books, bought cheaper used books, read books on reserve" in comparison to past years. With the high...
UCR Alumnus Holmes charged with murder
UCR neuroscience alumni James Eagan Holmes appeared in Arapahoe County Court last week, where his mental cognizance is being questioned in the case of what is being referred to as the “Colorado massacre.” Holmes,...
News in Brief for the week of 16 May 2017
Students for Justice in Palestine erect mock “apartheid wall” near HUB to bring attention to Palestinian conflict
By: Evan Ismail, SSW
On Tuesday, May 9, the on-campus student organization Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) erected...
UC Board of Regents hosts first town hall forum to search for next UC...
On Thursday, Jan. 16, the UC Board of Regents held the first town hall open forum for students, faculty, staff and stakeholders to voice their thoughts on the selection of the new president of...
TAPS offers free parking to campus visitors
UC Riverside is now offering free or low-cost parking to visitors attending academic, outreach, student or cultural events on campus.
Free or low-cost parking is only available for student recruitment and outreach programs, colloquia, symposia,...
$250,000 grant awarded to fund bibliographical research project
The UCR Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research (CBSR) has received a grant of $250,000 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The award is dedicated to the Un Catalogo Colectivo de Impresos...