Tag: research
Researchers discover harmful effects of thirdhand smoking
Manuela Martins-Green, a professor of cell biology at UC Riverside, and chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, has led her...
A Word of Advice From … Associate Professor Kate Sweeny
Associate Professor of Psychology Kate Sweeny has conducted groundbreaking research on anxiety, worrying, coping and the stress that comes with awaiting news. She has...
Three UCR scholars awarded Fulbright grants
It was announced in late April that three humanities and social sciences scholars at UCR have been awarded the Fulbright grants for the 2017-18...
A Word of Advice From … Professor Richard Cardullo
Professor Richard Cardullo is a monumental figure at UCR whose name can be heard in all corners of the campus. He began as a...
On the lack of medical research for e-cigarettes and marijuana
Within the past decade, e-cigarettes have been marketed as the safe, economic-friendly alternative for users to get their nicotine fix instead of from cigarettes...
UCR researchers study potential way to prevent colon cancer and colitis
Professor of Cell Biology Frances M. Sladek and a team of researchers at UCR published a study in the journal “eLife” that explains a...
It’s about time for open science
The open science movement is by no means a new development in the world of scientific research. Since its inception around four years ago,...
There’s no need to fear Wikipedia
The other day, while I was in a history lecture, I was surprised to hear the professor essentially endorse Wikipedia. To paraphrase, she was...
UCR sets new research grant record
Federal research funding for UCR increased by $19 million for the fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2015 — totaling $97 million...