In 1975, the late New Journalism pioneer and author Joan Didion delivered a commencement address at UCR. While the ending has been frequently quoted, the complete text has been "lost" in the bowels of the UCR library for almost 50 years, until now.
Joseph Kahne, a professor who studies civics education and its impact on civic engagement says, "schools, while not perfect, historically have been a place where young people can learn how to engage in democracy."
Given the ineffectiveness of vaccines against the omicron variant and the number of people worldwide who aren't vaccinated, medical sociologist Richard Carpiano believes the coronavirus isn't likely to become endemic, like the flu, any time soon.
History professor Michele Renee Salzman writes that politicians must publicly acknowledge their responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack on the capital, and that if they cannot acknowledge their guilt they should be removed.
Anthropologist Nawa Sugiyama explains how actions from the past affect decisions in present day Mexico. Thousand-year-old underground sediments made people unconsciously follow the same construction patterns through time, he found.
Archaeologist Scott Fedick and plant physiologist Louis Santiago demonstrate that the Maya had nearly 500 edible plants available to them, many of which are highly drought resistant. These findings cast dought on drought as the reasons for the collapse of ancient Maya civilization.
Chancellor Kim Wilcox says a couple weeks of remote instruction at the start of the quarter is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading after students return from holiday travel.
Associate Professor of Creative Writing Michael Jayme writes about going to the movies on Christmas day, and the not-so-pleasant memories that evoke from his childhood — the ones that have shaped him into who he is as an adult.
Ellen Reese, professor and chair of labor studies, finds that the nature of Amazon warehouse work makes adhering to social distancing and sanitizing rules nearly impossible.
Researchers Anindya Ganguly, Manali Dey, and Anupama Dahanukar find in a study performed on flies that what you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next.
Ming Liu and Ruoxue Yan, associate professors in the Bourns College of Engineering, developed a unique imaging technology that will help scientists see nanomaterials in enough detail to make them more useful in electronics and other applications.
Assistant Professor of Music Xóchitl Chávez talks to Southern California New Group Columnist David Allen regarding Mexican singer Vincente Fernández's death and his "cross-cultural and cross-generational" influence.
To track precisely how much the warehouse boom has impacted air pollution, non-profit organizations in the area as well as researchers from UC Riverside, have been fitting residents with wearable air quality trackers.
Patricia Cardoso, UCR theater and film professor, speaks about the long overdue recognition both she and her film "Real Women Have Curves” are getting from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Eric James Allen, assistant professor of accounting, discusses the benefits of giving away stocks directly rather than selling appreciated investments.
Biomedical scientist Changcheng Zhou led a study linking cardiovascular disease in humans to plastics. The study was published as environmental groups file suit, asking the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate phthalates from plastic food packaging and processing materials.