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UCR graduate student Yu-Chi Lee led a team that found a slowing ocean current could keep Arctic temperatures 2° C (3.6° F) cooler than they would otherwise likely be in 2100.
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
Jan 21, 2024 · Study sheds new light on the body form of the Megalodon, and its role in shaping ancient marine life. (DePaul University/Kenshu Shimada) A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, …
Men's Basketball | News
Nov 8, 2023 · March 2, 2023, marked a symbolic milestone for UC Riverside Athletics. The Highlanders men’s basketball team was competing for first place in the Big West Conference in front of an electric crowd at a sold-out SRC Arena.
Psychology research 'giant' Robert Rosenthal has died
Jan 10, 2024 · Robert Rosenthal, a father of meta-analysis who was named one of the 20th century's top 100 psychologists, died Jan. 5 at 90. Twenty-five years ago, following his retirement from Harvard University, Rosenthal joined the UC Riverside faculty. He was named a University Professor in 2008 by the University of California system, a distinction shared by only 40 professors in UC’s history.
Athletics | News - University of California, Riverside
Sep 25, 2024 · The UC Riverside men’s soccer team is preparing for its upcoming season, following a 3-9-5 record last year. The team made big strides in 2022, winning the Big West Championship, and looks to build on that success.
Inexpensive, carbon-neutral biofuels are finally possible
Feb 7, 2024 · When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest — breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreatment step can finally make next-generation biofuel production both cost-effective and carbon neutral.
School of Business graduate program surges in top rankings
Apr 9, 2024 · The UC Riverside School of Business increased 20 positions in a U.S. News & World Report 2024 graduate school ranking released this week. UCR’s business school was the benefactor of a methodology change this year that places greater emphasis on post-graduation earnings and how quickly graduates found jobs.
UC Riverside discovers first effective treatment for citrus ... - News
Jul 7, 2020 · [UC Riverside scientists have found the first substance capable of controlling Citrus Greening Disease, which has devastated citrus farms in Florida and also threatens California. The new treatment effectively kills the bacterium causing the disease with a naturally occurring molecule found in wild citrus relatives.]
Scientists developing new solutions for honeybee colony collapse
Jan 7, 2021 · The University of California, Riverside, is leading a new effort to stop and reverse a worldwide decline in honeybees, which threatens food security and prices.
UCR in top 1.3% of world universities | UCR News | UC Riverside
May 15, 2023 · UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2023 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, May 15. The campus ranked No. 252 out of 20,531 institutions. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 82 and for the U.S. and Canada it was No. 92. The rankings are published by the Center for World University Rankings, a consultancy based in the United Arab Emirates.