A national study from the Better Assessment and Response to Croup in Kids (BARCK) collaborative found significant differences in how children with croup are treated at hospitals and urgent care centers across the United States, highlighting opportunities to improve consistency in care. The study, published in Hospital Pediatrics, examined practices...
More than 100 Highlanders circled the UC Riverside Track & Field Stadium Friday, May 15, as part of the annual UCR Walks event. Participants walked at their own pace with prizes including Bluetooth headphones and gift cards raffled off every half hour to those who completed at least 10 laps. All 100 participants also received a 2026 UCR Walks medal...
A decade after establishing the Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education (CARE) office at UC Riverside, the program is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a resource for relationship violence intervention and educational services. Over the course of its history, the office has become a vital resource for counseling, programming, and activities for...
A more than 100-year-old cottage that is one of the last remaining original buildings at UC Riverside has gotten a new lease on life. An extensive renovation project was recently completed to the University Cottage, a small building that is one of the oldest on campus. It was one of a small cluster of buildings that were part of the Citrus...
UC Riverside and the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division have begun a new era of collaboration on high tech research, entering into an education partnership agreement that furthers a long-standing relationship. The campus and center, which is part of the Naval Sea Systems Command or NAVSEA, celebrated the partnership at a ceremony...
Sandra Kim has been named vice chancellor for finance and administration and chief financial officer for UC Riverside following a nationwide search. Since April 2025, Kim has served in the role on an interim basis. Kim has more than two decades of experience managing financial strategy and operations in higher education. “We are so pleased to bring...
As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity across regions like the western United States, smoke exposure is becoming more widespread and prolonged. Yet current knowledge gaps make it harder to develop targeted interventions or guidelines. Despite this growing exposure, scientists say the underlying health risks remain poorly understood. A...
More than 8,500 students attended the 2026 Spring Splash concert Saturday, May 2, making it the largest attendance since the annual event returned after COVID. Hosted by the Associated Students Program Board, the event is one of the biggest of the year for undergraduate students. Held at the lawn near the UCR Bell Tower, this year’s concert...
As a lecturer at UC Riverside’s School of Business, Chuan Qin teaches modern finance and strategic management. But when she’s not in the classroom Qin is an accomplished performer, playing a traditional Chinese instrument that dates back over 2,000 years. The erhu, pronounced R-hoo, is a two-string instrument similar to a violin or fiddle, often...
UC Riverside Staff Assembly brought together staff members for exercise, building stuffed animals, and free coffee and donuts as part of “Thank Goodness for Staff Week.” The weeklong series of events from Monday, April 20 to Friday, April 24 are part of an annual celebration offering staff members a chance to take a break and enjoy a variety of fun...
A two-day symposium earlier this month at UC Riverside convened academic researchers, activists, government officials and leaders from nonprofit organizations to explore the effects of climate change on maternal and reproductive health as well as strategies for mitigating the risks.
The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass form one cell to another. At the same time, a web of blood vessels builds the brain’s life support system, delivering oxygen and nutrients and controlling what can enter the brain. The protein Adgrl2 acts...
A new UC Riverside program is making it fun and easy for students to learn how to travel locally and regionally on public transit. Launched last fall, the Travel Training program has guided 278 participants on more than a dozen trips to destinations including Los Angeles, San Clemente, and Oceanside as of late April. A recent trip to Los Angeles...
David Nikom found the right metaphor to explain his research about the high incidence of Alzheimer’s in women by looking back at his childhood playing video games with his older brother. Nikom, a doctoral student in neuroscience, took first place in the 12th annual UCR Grad Slam Final on April 10 at the School of Business Building. The event...
UC Riverside is renewing its contract with Esri with a new licensing agreement that will expand the availability of geospatial and mapping software to the campus. The university has long had a relationship with the Redlands-based GIS technology giant and licensed its technology for use by students, staff, and faculty members in every college and...
Renowned behavioral economist Jens Ludwig will draw on decades of research and immersive fieldwork on gun violence in a talk set for Wednesday, April 22, at UC Riverside.
The Smartphone Film Festival is UC Riverside’s annual commemoration of the art of cinema focusing on the fact that anyone can make movies–even on their smartphones. The February event was the festival’s 12th year running, and had its highest number of submissions yet: 18 films, all made by UCR students using phones and no camera equipment, all...
UC Riverside business, education, and engineering programs were ranked among the best graduate school programs by U.S. News & World Report in its latest ranking. In the 2026 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools list, released April 7, UCR ranked highly in several academic disciplines. The School of Education was ranked No. 74, climbing 16 places from No...
