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American Council on Education awards fellowship to school psychology professor
Austin Johnson will join the 2022-23 class of ACE Fellows.
Heejung Jung named SAE Fellow
Heejung Jung has been named a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, in recognition of his expertise and work in vehicle emissions for new emissions standards and new emissions measurement methods.
School of Education launches Black Community Education Promise Program
The program supports incoming School of Education freshman or transfer students who are dedicated to serving the Black community via education upon graduation from UCR
UCR now offers a bachelor’s degree in robotics engineering
The new major complements a robotics master’s degree unveiled in 2021
Reading intervention strategy shows promise for students with autism
A pilot study found statistically significant vocabulary gains for students with mild to moderate autism symptom severity.
Civic engagement project receives UC systemwide award
A UC Riverside effort to get more students involved with university boards of trustees has received a VOICE Award
‘Autism Goes to College’ wins Anthem Award
The film follows five Southern California college students on the autism spectrum as they navigate college
School of Education dissertation wins prestigious award
Arturo Nevárez received an award from the American Educational Research Association
Biofuels trailblazer elected to National Academy of Engineering
Charles E. Wyman has devoted most of his career to understanding and advancing technologies for the conversion of sustainable biomass into fuels, chemicals, and materials
Four UC Riverside professors named AAAS Fellows
The honor is considered one of the highlights of a recipient’s career
Robotic assistive device will lend a helping hand to infants with movement difficulties
Infants and young children with motor delays may soon be able to wear robotic helpers
UC Riverside professor and entrepreneur win Nokia Bell Labs Prize
Eamonn Keogh and FarmSense CTO Shailendra Singh placed third for their agricultural insect sensor
How do diasporic Ethiopians make their futures in Southern California?
Anthropologist Worku Nida and a team of international scholars have just launched an ethnographic study of how Ethiopian immigrants make their futures and good life through informal savings and insurance associations
UC Riverside receives $7.3 million to support graduate students in areas of national need
Eight Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grants totaling $7.3 million will support talented students with financial need
UC Riverside computer scientist receives IEEE data mining award
Eamonn Keogh is first in UC system to win lifetime achievement award
Education professor’s paper receives highest rating from What Works Clearinghouse
Asha Jitendra’s work on schema-based instruction is designed to improve mathematics learning in a wide range of learners
Engineering faculty join center to improve STEM pipeline for underrepresented students
Jia Chen and Vagelis Papalexakis collaborate with UT Rio Grande Valley on project
Educating lawmakers about ways to diversify California’s teacher workforce
Education professor Thomas Smith helped present a policy brief to legislature staffers
Engineering and chemistry doctoral students receive prestigious DOE fellowships
The funds will support their research in a DOE lab
IEEE honors data science rising star
Vagelis Papalexakis has received the 2021 Next Generation Data Scientist Award