Content Authored by: Iqbal Pittalwala

UCR scientists win 2025 Buchalter Cosmology Prize

Research shows how the universe’s first galaxies may have generated magnetic fields in intergalactic space

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Custom engineering brings radioactivity to life

A box on wheels built in a UCR machine shop is changing the way students see physics

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The hidden glass shop powering UCR science

Stephen Lepore’s custom glasswork keeps research moving across campus and beyond

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56 doctoral students earn Dissertation Completion Fellowships

UCR Graduate Division funding supports scholars as they complete the final stage of their research

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Professor named 2025 Hastings Center Fellow

Brandon Brown is the first recipient of the honor at UCR

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Professor honored with Nancy Chick Article of the Year Award

Award reflects Rosemary Tyrrell’s contributions to advancing teaching and learning in medical education and beyond

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RNA research takes center stage at UCR

Third annual symposium brought together top scientists in the RNA field, strengthening UCR’s role as an RNA research hub

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UCR scientist recognized by American Federation for Aging Research

Huimin Zhang has received AFAR’s Grant for Junior Faculty

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New faculty receives Career Development Award from American Academy of Neurology

Dr. Mahsa Khayat-Khoei will investigate how a special group of immune cells called monocytes contribute to nerve damage in progressive multiple sclerosis

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UCR physicist pushes for NASA & NSF funding in Washington, D.C.

On Save NASA Science Day of Action, Steve Choi joined hundreds of scientists and advocates from across the country

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Physician honored with Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

Dr. Anita Gupta is recognized for advancing humanism, equity, and innovation in medicine

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Psychologist will use AI to study infant motor development

UCR study will examine how infants’ movements develop over time and how caregiving practices influence that growth

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Psychologist elected fellow of American Psychological Association

Rachel Wu's research explores how infants and children learn and whether these methods can enhance adult cognitive development

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Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant

Viji Santhakumar’s lab is the recipient of both

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NASA grant to allow in-depth study of cosmic microwave background

Physicist Steve Choi will analyze satellite data to focus on reionization, one of the least understood epochs in cosmic history

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Psychologist receives 2025 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award

Tuppett Yates is recognized for her research on attachment and trauma

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Using comic books to communicate health issues

UC Riverside’s David Lo has launched a series of graphic narratives to make public health information more accessible

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How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe?

John Templeton Foundation grant to UCR will support research by physicist Hai-Bo Yu

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Physicist recognized for contributions to cosmic ray physics

Barry Barish will receive the IUPAP-TIFR Homi Bhabha Award in July

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Researchers contribute chapter to pediatric psychology handbook

Addressing DEI meaningfully will help reduce disparities and improve well-being, authors argue

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