14 Highlanders receive 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, or NSF GRFP, announced its 2023 cohort and it includes 14 awardees and three honorable mentions who are current UCR undergraduates, graduates, or alumni. NSF GRFP supports a diverse selection of graduate students pursuing a full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degree...

By Malinn Loeung |

Chancellor honored by ACE for mentorship

UC Riverside Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox has been honored by the American Council on Education, or ACE, for his mentorship of future higher education leaders. Wilcox is the recipient of the 2023 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award, presented annually to acknowledge the substantial role of mentors in the success of the ACE Fellows...

By Imran Ghori |

Marketing professor is finalist for long-term impact award

Mingyu “Max” Joo, assistant professor of marketing in UCR’s School of Business, has been named one of five finalists for the Don Morrison Long Term Impact Award for a journal article based on his dissertation research that explores television advertising and related online searches. A winner is expected to be announced at the Marketing Science...

By David Danelski |

UCR professor becomes Society of Nematologists Fellow

J. Ole Becker honored for protecting crops from parasites

By Jules Bernstein |

Research paper named a finalist for “Outstanding paper prize”

The journal Development shortlisted only four papers published in 2022 as finalists

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Three Highlanders receive 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Five thousand U.S. higher-education students applied, 1,267 applicants moved on to be nominated, and 413 of those nominees were awarded the 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarship — three of them being UC Riverside Highlanders. Since 2013, Goldwater Scholarships have been awarded to 18 Highlanders. This scholarship recognizes talented undergrads majoring...

By Malinn Loeung |

UCR study on health impact of chemicals in plastics makes the top 4

Research paper selected by NIEHS as a Paper of the Month

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Bioengineer wins award for infant disorder detection 

Technology could enable earlier, more effective treatments

By Jules Bernstein |

Education professor wins NSF grant for social disparities project

UC Riverside Professor Soojin Park has won a National Science Foundation grant to develop methods to identify risk factors that lead to social disparities. Park, an assistant professor of quantitative methods at the School of Education, is the principal investigator for the three-year $273,587 grant. She was notified of the award earlier this month...

By Imran Ghori |

UCR wins top “military friendly” status

UC Riverside has once again won the designation of a military friendly school in recognition for the programs and services it offers to veterans and military-connected students. UCR earned the No. 3 spot among participating tier 1 research institutions on a top 10 list released March 13 by Military Friendly, a program operated by VIQTORY, a...

By Imran Ghori |

UCR team wins $2 million federal grant to scale up biofuel technology for powering aircraft and marine vessels 

The sustainable fuels research team at UC Riverside has won a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to scale up an acclaimed biofuels technology that turns agricultural and forestry biomass waste into a sustainable source of aviation and marine fuels. The patented technology is known as Co-solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic...

By David Danelski |

University Advancement head named to women’s executive network

Monique Dozier, vice chancellor for University Advancement at UC Riverside, has been selected for membership in Chief, a private network designed for top women executives. As a member of Chief, Dozier will gain access to a network of corporate and foundation executive peers across a variety of industries, nationally and globally. Chief has been...

By UCR News |

Professor receives second IEEE award within one academic year

Professor Vagelis Papalexakis has been named a winner of IEEE's the Donald G. Fink just months after winning the group's Tao Li Award for earlier career scholars.

By David Danelski |

Biomedical sciences postdoc awarded UC fellowship

Meli’sa Crawford will examine the effects of agricultural dust exposure on intestinal barrier function

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Education professor honored by national education research association

The American Educational Research Association, or AERA, has honored UC Riverside education professor Joseph Kahne as a 2023 AERA Fellow for his exceptional contributions to education research. Kahne and 23 other education scholars from colleges and universities across the nation will be honored as AERA fellows at the group’s annual meeting in...

By David Danelski |

UCR team wins National Science Foundation grant for undergraduate data science program

A UC Riverside cross-disciplinary team has won a $389,922 grant from the National Science Foundation to bring state-of-the-art data science research opportunities to underserved undergraduate students. The team is co-led by assistant teaching professor Jia Chen of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Marlan and Rosemary...

By David Danelski |

UCR wins $5 million in federal transportation grants

UC Riverside engineering faculty are collaborators in four University Transportation Centers, or UTCs, that were recently awarded $5 million over five years by the U.S. Department of Transportation, or USDOT. This funding will support research in sustainable transportation, health, navigation, and railway safety. This research funding was awarded...

By David Danelski |

OASIS program awarded $1 million UC grant for climate action projects

UC Riverside has received a $1 million grant as part of a University of California effort funding innovation and entrepreneurship in support of California’s climate action goals. The awards, announced March 1, are part of a $185 million partnership between UC and the state of California to tackle the climate crisis, from developing new methods for...

By UCR News |

Professor earns prestigious NEH grant

Anthea Kraut researches the role of dance-ins during Hollywood’s Golden Age

By Julia Woock |

Gerald Clarke’s work included in Desert X 2023 exhibition 

A 100-foot basket will be an interactive gameboard for visitors. The basket honors Clarke’s Cahuilla culture.

By Sandra Baltazar Martinez |