Latest Headlines From UCR Today

• Electrons take flight at the nanoscale
  (September 19, 2023)

  Visualizing electron flow motivates new devices inspired by airplane wings

• U.S. News 2023 college rankings are out, and UCR surges
  (September 17, 2023)

  Once again, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the No. 2 university in the nation for social mobility. UCR also climbed 13 spots in the overall rankings, to No. 76 among the top 435 private and public universities.

• Grant will fund study of link between LGBTQ youth homelessness and extended family support
  (September 14, 2023)

  A National Science Foundation grant helps researchers track 83 participants in the Inland Empire and South Texas.

• Scientists uncover COVID’s weakness
  (September 13, 2023)

  New UC Riverside research has revealed COVID’s Achilles heel — its dependence on key human proteins for its replication — which can be used to prevent the virus from making people sick. 

• Updated COVID-19 vaccines explained
  (September 12, 2023)

  Vaccine expert David Lo at UC Riverside says there are no contraindications to taking the flu and COVID vaccines together

• Elite university admissions for athletes benefit white students
  (September 11, 2023)

  Special admissions for athletes, legacy students, and the children of faculty and dean’s choices greatly benefits white applicants, a UCR-led analysis shows.

• Study reports discovery of new cell type in thymus
  (September 6, 2023)

  UC Riverside biomedical scientists say the cells are like M cells in the gut and airways

• How 25 first-gen students got a 4-year scholarship
  (September 5, 2023)

  Members of UC Riverside’s first cohort of Undergraduate Education’s Kessler Scholars will start their higher education journey, like other first-years, this fall.

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