UCR researcher says to treat prisoners to fight hepatitis C
Nearly four million people in the United States have the hepatitis C viral infection with up to ten thousand dying annually across the nation. In response to this epidemic, a team of researchers has...
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UCR: Graduate student constructs “human colon simulation”
Ian Marcus, a former graduate student from UCR's Bourns College of Engineering, spent nearly a year constructing a replica of a human colon, septic tank and groundwater. According...
UCR’s waste-to-energy system reduces harmful pollutants
UCR engineers showcased an energy conversion system at the UC’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), which can turn agricultural or human waste into a form of clean energy. The system uses a...
UCR researchers make breakthrough in yellow fever
A research team led by UCR Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi recently made a breakthrough in the management and detection of yellow fever, a tropical disease responsible for 200,000 infections and...
UCR paleontologists unearth missing part of ancient fossils
What did the first multicellular animals of early Earth resemble? A recent discovery that specimens of the fossil Dickinsonia were fragmented due to being lifted off the seafloor by ancient currents propelled a team...
NSF Grant to answer what the world does during the evening
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year grant totaling $454,866 for the continuation of a project led by UCR Professor of Psychology, David Funder.
This study has been published in the “Journal of...
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UCR: Deceased male guppies store sperm for almost a year
Researchers from UC Riverside have found that female Trinidadian guppies are able to store sperm cells inside their bodies for at least 10 months until...
The Lab: UCR psychologist receives $2.7 million in federal funding
UCR psychologist Sara Mednick and her team of researchers have received about $2.7 million in federal funding for her research on sleep and its importance on memory. Mednick’s research focuses on the effects of...
The Lab: Research from UCR and the UC system
UCR economics professor receives $70,000 grant
UCR associate professor Steven Helfand has been awarded $70,000 from the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The money will be used to research the efficacy of...
Sociologist collaborates with Indio police to reduce crime
A new computer model created by UCR Sociologist Robert Nash Parker and Indio Police Chief Richard P. Twiss will allow law enforcement agencies to better predict where a crime is likely to occur by...