Latest Headlines From UCR Today

• UCR Today Has Become UCR News
  (September 11, 2018) UCR Today has become UCR News, at news.ucr.edu.
• Riverside Named a Top City for Entrepreneurs
  (September 10, 2018) Riverside ranks No. 19 on MSN Money’s list of the best cities in the U.S. to grow a business, ahead of Atlanta, San Jose, and Charlotte, North Carolina, among others.
• UC Riverside registers nation’s greatest gain in U.S. News & World Report rankings
  (September 10, 2018) UCR jumped 39 positions in the 2019 rankings, from No. 124 in 2018, to No. 85. UCR is ranked the No. 35 public university in the nation for 2019.
• Measuring Greenhouse Gases on the Go
  (September 4, 2018) Two UC Riverside professors are taking to the road to pinpoint the sources of air pollution across California.
• Global Warming, El Niño Could Cause Wetter Winters, Drier Conditions in Other Months
  (September 4, 2018) So here’s the good news: Despite fears to the contrary, California isn’t facing a year-round drought in our warming new world. However, UC Riverside Earth Sciences Professor Robert Allen’s research indicates that what precipitation the state does get will be pretty much limited to the winter months — think deluge-type rainfall rather than snow — and nonwinter months will be even dryer than usual, with little or no rain at all.
• More Than $1 Million in Grants for Computational Chemistry and Materials Science
  (August 30, 2018) Bryan Wong has received three grants totaling more than $1 million for research to improve understanding of catalysis and develop new photodetection technologies.
• Natural Gas Engine Can Reduce Smog from Heavy-Duty Trucks
  (August 30, 2018) A new 11.9-liter engine achieved California’s lowest smog-forming emissions standard, and maintained those emissions during all types of driving.
• UC Riverside Among Washington Monthly’s Top 30
  (August 28, 2018) In its annual ranking of top national universities, Washington Monthly magazine has named UC Riverside No. 28 among all institutions.

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