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 |

UCR expands Native youth vaping prevention

Statewide project aims to reduce vaping initiation among Native American adolescents

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR grant supports automated chronic disease prevention initiative

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR launches Bridge2PhD program

$350,000 UC grant will support AI-integrated STEM doctoral pathways for Hispanic-Serving Institution students

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR scientist recognized by American Federation for Aging Research

Huimin Zhang has received AFAR’s Grant for Junior Faculty

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant

Viji Santhakumar’s lab is the recipient of both

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe?

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Grant will consider whether retirement is ‘one very long summer slide’

Psychology researcher Rachel Wu has received a $700,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant, which will be administered over three years, will consider how learning and the brain are affected during retirement years. While much is known about well-being in retirement as it relates to social interactions and financial...

By John Warren |

NEH grant supports book on 1600s Ukrainian resistance

Georg Michels, a UCR professor of history, has received a $60,000 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, to support an upcoming book project. The title of Michels’ accepted NEH proposal is “Protect Us Against the Cruelty… of Christian Monarchs: Ottoman Support for Ukrainian Resistance Against the Russian Empire (1660...

By John Warren |

ACS funding supports research with photocatalytic applications

Physicist Andrew Joe has received a Doctoral New Investigator grant

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Biomedical scientist to investigate endocannabinoids as potential treatment for cocaine addiction relapse

Natalie Zlebnik has received a NARSAD Young Investigator Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

NSF funds instrumentation in lab linked to LIGO research

Physicist Jon Richardson is grant’s principal investigator

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR startup company wins prestigious NIH grant

Small Business Innovation Research grant from National Cancer Institute will accelerate development of pancreatic cancer-fighting drug

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Astronomy grant will strengthen ties between UC Riverside and University of Hawaii

NSF funding will support education and training of students at both institutions

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR is key player in conceptual design of next-generation gravitational wave observatory

Ten times larger than LIGO, Cosmic Explorer will push gravitational-wave astronomy to the edge of the observable universe

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Grant to postdoc will increase understanding of how e-cigarettes affect human health

Findings aim to inform regulatory policies at the state and national levels

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Psychologist receives Opportunity Award Grant from James S. McDonnell Foundation

John Franchak will work on a project focused on understanding infants’ everyday experiences

By Iqbal Pittalwala |