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UC Riverside-led study deciphers key elements for the assembly of a large virus; understanding its formation could contain viruses’ spread

UC Riverside’s Karine Le Roch is principal investigator on two NIH grants

Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices, or APM, is a widely used standardized test to measure reasoning ability, often administered to undergraduate students. One drawback, however, is that the test, which has been in use for about 80 years, takes 40 to 60 minutes to complete. Another is that the test kit...

UC Riverside evolutionary biologist says increased cancer risk associated with height is due primarily to an increase in the number of body cells

UC Riverside psychologist’s research provides strong evidence that infants’ motor skills directly impact the physical context of their everyday experiences

A team of UCR-led scientists get best measure yet of why star formation stopped in galaxy clusters in the early universe

Collection edited by UCR researchers focuses on the role of rising oxygen in the birth of complex life

The TUNE program will help the college of engineering to recruit and educate transfers to fulfill Navy needs

UC Riverside study uses gene-editing tool to disrupt serotonin receptor linked to egg production in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Molecular fossil evidence suggests sponges lived on the ancient ocean floors 100 million years before the Cambrian period

Study shows mouth injuries caused by hook removal reduce feeding performance in suction-feeding fish

Identification of a transporter that ferries steroids into cells could bring widespread benefits for human health

National Institutes of Health award to UCR’s Naoki Yamanaka recognizes highly innovative research

Development could improve microfluidic devices used for point-of-care diagnostics

NSF-funded research represents a new approach to the field of 'crystal engineering'

Now that UC Riverside professor Norman Ellstrand has your attention, he’d like to teach you about genetics

Hackers can use your wireless router to extract information, and there’s not much you can do to stop them

Consumer sensory panel shows several promising alternatives to the industry-standard ‘Wonderful’ pomegranate

Inspired by a musical instrument, the simple sensor can be constructed from common materials and used to detect adulterated or counterfeit drugs

More intensive water cycle could have impact on biodiversity, human health, and water and food security