UCR Professor of Entomology and Neuroscience Michael Adams, along with members from his lab, recently sat down to discuss their ongoing research involving the process of ecdysis in fruit flies, and the overall impact of this research in understanding drosophila physiology, as well as possible ways to control the spread of diseases.
Arthropods, a group of species that includes organisms...
Researchers from UCR and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton have discovered a core weakness in the design of a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) that can give full access to hackers trying to break into a computer.
This weakness, found in the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) defense mechanism, was exposed at the IEEE/ACM International Symposium...
ASUCR held its second state of the association meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in which they passed two resolutions — one in support of Proposition 55, and the other encouraging transparency throughout the process of the demolition and relocation of Canyon Crest Family Student Housing. An outline of the 2017 elections timeline was also approved.
During the Green Campus Action...
The second senate meeting of the year, held on Wednesday, Oct. 19, continued the debate over President Shafi Karim’s executive order that has suspended and nullified the appointment of justice nominee Samanta Fuentes.
Justices Hayden Jackson and Jo Gbujama spoke during ex-officio reports to provide context for the situation leading up to the executive order, denouncing Fuentes’ judicial appointment,...
On Sunday, Oct. 16, UCR Vice Provost of International Affairs Kelechi Kalu, led a five-person team to Taiwan on a six-day trip to build better ties with Taiwanese universities. The invitation came from the Taiwanese Ministry of Education and will be one of the first of UC Riverside’s trips abroad.
The team met with officials from ministries of science...
On Thursday, Oct. 20, UCR’s Office of Research Integrity (ORI) hosted it’s inaugural event of the year titled, “Zika: Myth and Reality,” with UCR Associate Director of Biomedical Sciences Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi giving a lecture on the history of the Zika virus, as well as how the virus is transmitted and its symptoms.
In the past year, the world has...
On Wednesday, Oct. 19 the Highlander, in conjunction with the Associated Students of UCR, hosted “The Debate at UCR” between the College Democrats of UCR, the College Republicans of UCR and the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). The event kicked off at 2 p.m. at the HUB Plaza and offered a booth allowing students to register to vote before...
At 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 17 in HUB 260, the HUB Governing Board held its first meeting of the year. Two recommendations resulted, both in favor continuing Heat Music Festival, after debate over whether or not funds allocated to the festival should be used for their original purpose or for HUB expansion.
The meeting commenced with graduate CNAS...
UC Riverside’s School of Medicine (SOM) recently received accreditation for its Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) program.
The OB/GYN residency program will begin matriculating students this upcoming July and will initially consist of four residents. The program will then increase that number by four residents each year until 2020, when there will be a total of 16 residents. Residency programs,...