Inside UCR

UCR community urged to use Google AI tools

David Danelski — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside’s Information Technology Solutions (ITS) team is encouraging the campus community to prioritize data security by using a growing number of university-vetted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such Gemini and Notebook LM 

NSF grants to advance safer roads, smarter maps, and more trustworthy robots

David Danelski — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Three UCR engineering scholars win more than $1 million to advance their research 

Computer science professor selected for prestigious symposium

David Danelski — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Evangelos “Vagelis” Papalexakis, a professor and Ross Family Chair in Computer Science at UC Riverside, has been selected to participate in a prestigious national symposium hosted by the National Academy of Engineering.

UCR doctoral student selected for Department of Energy fellowship

David Danelski — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Giovanni Rivera, a computer science doctoral student at UC Riverside, has been selected for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.

Professor recognized by IEEE for pioneering work with microchips

David Danelski — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Sheldon Tan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering, has been recognized as a fellow of the IEEE engineering professional group for his contributions to the advancement of microchips.

NSF grants $2 million for low-income computing students

David Danelski — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800

UCR’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) has been awarded a $2 million grant over six years from the National Science Foundation to expand educational opportunities for scholarships for low-income students.

Computing networking group recognizes UCR professor for lifetime achievements

David Danelski — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside distinguished computer science professor Kadangode “K.K.” Ramakrishnan was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award for pioneering contributions that have enabled the growth Internet. 

Ten professors win NSF CAREER Awards

UCR News — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Ten UC Riverside faculty members have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awards to support research in areas ranging from early detection of diseases to human-robot interactions. The awards support early career faculty who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models and advance their organization’s mission. Research conducted with these funds is intended to form the foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. 

Trent Jaeger named ACM fellow

Jordan Cornet — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Trent Jaeger, a UCR professor of computer science and engineering, has been inducted as a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Engineering professors receive Amazon funding awards

David Danelski — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

UCR now offers a bachelor’s degree in robotics engineering

Holly Ober — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0700

The new major complements a robotics master’s degree unveiled in 2021

Robotic assistive device will lend a helping hand to infants with movement difficulties

Holly Ober — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0800

Infants and young children with motor delays may soon be able to wear robotic helpers

UC Riverside professor and entrepreneur win Nokia Bell Labs Prize

Holly Ober — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0800

Eamonn Keogh and FarmSense CTO Shailendra Singh placed third for their agricultural insect sensor

UC Riverside computer scientist receives IEEE data mining award

Holly Ober — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Eamonn Keogh is first in UC system to win lifetime achievement award

Engineering faculty join center to improve STEM pipeline for underrepresented students

Holly Ober — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Jia Chen and Vagelis Papalexakis collaborate with UT Rio Grande Valley on project

IEEE honors data science rising star

Holly Ober — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0700

Vagelis Papalexakis has received the 2021 Next Generation Data Scientist Award

Fourteen UC Riverside professors receive NSF CAREER Awards

Holly Ober — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700

The number shatters UCR’s record for CAREER Awards set only last year

Work to improve event-based programming receives $1.2 million grant

Holly Ober — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside and New Jersey Institute of Technology split funds to work on the joint project

Cyber Defense Team takes first place in qualifier round, moves on to Regionals

Holly Ober — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The team bested a cyber defense scenario designed to test their information technology mettle

Nael Abu-Ghazaleh made ACM Distinguished Member

Holly Ober — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0800

The Association for Computing Machinery recognized him "For Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Computing.”

FarmSense moves to Entrepreneurship World Cup finals

Holly Ober — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0700

The UC Riverside startup won second place in the U.S. and will compete for $500,000 in October

Eleven UC Riverside professors receive prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Holly Ober — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Seven of the awards went to women

UC Riverside students crunch homeless count numbers for second year

Holly Ober — Wed, 27 May 2020 00:00:00 -0700

Computer science team analyzed data and built a new website for Riverside County