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Research at new center to focus on health impact of cannabis use
School of Medicine’s Nicholas DiPatrizio will lead the Center for Cannabinoid Research
School of Medicine receives award for excellence in diversity
Annual award is given by oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education
Endowed fund supports UCR summer research program in perpetuity
A 10-week summer research program for undergraduate students at UC Riverside has received financial support that will help the program grow, move forward, and reach more students from diverse backgrounds. Alumnus Amit Munshi and his wife, June, have established a $500,000 endowment to support and increase student participation in “ Research In...
Physicist named fellow of the American Physical Society
Roya Zandi is an expert on the physics and biophysics of virus formation
Neuroscientist named to board of directors of American Epilepsy Society
Viji Santhakumar will serve a three-year term
Psychologist named fellow of UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
New fellows are nominated and elected by a majority vote of the current membership
Biomedical scientist to study novel mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease
Sika Zheng in the School of Medicine has received a grant of $250,000 from the National Institutes of Health
Psychologist receives Opportunity Award Grant from James S. McDonnell Foundation
John Franchak will work on a project focused on understanding infants’ everyday experiences
An intervention for children with ADHD
Kimberley Lakes in the School of Medicine receives federal funding to develop the intervention
Study aims to better understand HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
New NIA funding will expand enrollment of a currently funded study to include people living with HIV
A summer of particle physics
Three UC Riverside undergraduates just finished internships at CERN in Switzerland
Antiferromagnetic hybrids achieve important functionality for spintronic applications
UC Riverside-led study shows robust spin transport at antiferromagnet/ferromagnet interfaces
Transfer student wins award at his first conference
Luis Garabito was recognized at the Electron Ion Collider Group Meeting held in New York
Researchers report discovery of novel electronic state
Discovery can help understand interactions among electrons in two dimensions for engineering new electronic devices, says UC Riverside physicist
School of Medicine receives prestigious STEM award
Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine honors UCR medical school for helping students from underrepresented groups enter STEM fields
DARPA honors researcher with Young Faculty Award
Mohsen Lesani is an associate professor of computer science and engineering
Generous gift establishes School of Medicine Mission Award Scholarship Endowed Fund
Teresa and Byron Pollitt are longtime donors to UC Riverside
Formation of black holes linked to spatial dimensions
More spatial dimensions can facilitate the collapse of gas, UC Riverside study finds
Grant aims to improve access to behavioral health education and prevention services in Coachella Valley
School of Medicine’s Kimberley Lakes is the grant’s principal investigator
Children and adolescents were 20% less physically active during COVID-19 pandemic
Meta-analysis paper calls for targeted public health initiatives to address the crisis