Physicist wins top RED seed grant to advance gravitational-wave astronomy

Jonathan Richardson’s project will use AI to help design more sensitive detectors capable of probing the farthest reaches of the universe

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

NSF grant to physicist funds research into how cells communicate

Three-year project will test whether the timing of protein activity helps cells select the right genes in response to stress

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Grad student awarded fellowships for study of ancient Greece

Stacy Flores has been awarded dissertation fellowships totaling $56,000 from the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation and the American Association of University Women to help fund her research on citizenship, marriage, and identity in ancient Greece.

By John Sanford |

Accreditation recognizes UCR Recreation for abuse prevention

UC Riverside Recreation has received a top accreditation from a national leader in abuse risk management. The department was awarded the accreditation, the highest industry standard, on June 10 following a rigorous review by Praesidium, a firm that trains and evaluates organizations in abuse prevention. Awarded for three years, the recognition...

By Imran Ghori |

California honors UCR professor with historic Women in Medicine recognition

Dr. Anita Gupta is also presented with the Distinguished Women in Medicine Award

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR expands Native youth vaping prevention

Statewide project aims to reduce vaping initiation among Native American adolescents

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Demographer David Swanson inducted into Sigma Xi

David Swanson, distinguished professor emeritus of sociology at UC Riverside, has been inducted into the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, whose members have included more than 230 Nobel laureates.

By John Sanford |

Sociologist Bruce Link wins UCR’s top faculty award

Bruce Link, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology, is the recipient of the 2026-27 Faculty Research Lecturer Award, the highest honor bestowed to faculty by the UC Riverside Academic Senate. As the winner of the annual award, announced last month, Link will deliver a lecture next year. "I am tremendously honored to receive this...

By Imran Ghori |

Academic Senate honors 8 faculty members

The UC Riverside Academic Senate honored eight faculty members and two students for their research, teaching, and public service accomplishments in its annual awards. Distinguished Campus Service Award The Distinguished Campus Service Award, which recognizes exceptional efforts and dedication to service and community, was presented to faculty...

By Imran Ghori |

UCR advisor elected to UC academic advising leadership position

Deisy Vaca, assistant director of student success at the UC Riverside School of Public Policy, has been elected vice chair of a University of California council that helps shape academic advising and student success across the university’s nine undergraduate campuses.

By David Danelski |

UCR Magazine recognized among leading publications with SoCal Journalism Award

UCR Magazine has been recognized with a Southern California Journalism Award by the Los Angeles Press Club for the special digital feature “Deliver Us from Overnight Delivery.”

By UCR News |

UCR grant supports automated chronic disease prevention initiative

Project aims to expand chronic disease detection and prevention for underserved populations

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Doctoral student awarded research fellowship at Smithsonian

Homer Arnold, a doctoral student in art history at UC Riverside, has been awarded the George Gurney Fellowship by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

By John Sanford |

Grad student awarded top fellowship in Native American art

Sarah Salisbury, a doctoral student in art history at UC Riverside, has been awarded the Betsy James Wyeth Fellowship in Native American Art by the Smithsonian Institution. The yearlong residential fellowship is considered one of the most prestigious for the study of Native American art.

By John Sanford |

UCR to host Belgian audio producer as Fulbright scholar

​ UC Riverside has been selected to host Belgian audio producer and educator Frank Duchêne next spring as a Fulbright scholar in residence. “This is a great recognition of the teaching and research happening in the UCR Music Department,” said Liz Przybylski, a professor of music at UCR, who led the effort to bring Duchêne to campus.

By John Sanford |

Disability resource center honors allies

UC Riverside’s Student Disability Resource Center honored faculty, staff, and students who have served as outstanding allies to students with disabilities at its annual recognition ceremony. Honorees, who were recognized May 27, were nominated by students affiliated with the center based on their “exemplary commitment to advocating for students...

By Imran Ghori |

UCR student awarded Precision Medicine Fellowship

Amber Keith receives $150,000 fellowship to advance pancreatic cancer disparities research in California

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR students earn national honors from mass spectrometry society

Two UC Riverside students have received prestigious awards from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, or ASMS, one of the world’s leading organizations dedicated to advancing mass spectrometry research.

By David Danelski |

Political science association honors public policy professor

UC Riverside professor Jennifer Gaudette has received two national honors from the Urban and Local Politics Section of the American Political Science Association, which recognized both her scholarship and doctoral research on local politics.

By David Danelski |

Biochemist receives prestigious ASMS Research Award

Early-career honor recognizes innovative mass spectrometry research and supports emerging leaders in the field

By Iqbal Pittalwala |