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Bigger is Better
Computer chips the size of dinner plates offer more computing power and greater energy efficiency for AI
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Vagelis Papalexakis, a Computer Science & Engineering Department professor
Early-Career Excellence
Computer Science & Engineering Department professor Vagelis Papalexakis selected for prestigious Grainger symposium
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Emissions Missions
Environmental engineers launch $3.5 million study of air pollution from cargo ships off California ports
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Empowering Engineers
Undergraduates find inspiration and insights at Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Conference
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Amey Bhangale
A Love of Teaching
Computer Science and Engineering’s Amey Bhangale mentors his students to be a "seed of inspiration"
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Golden State
Mechanical Engineering alum Shrina Kurani's new state role empowers her to invest in the future of California
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July 16, 2025
Revved Up on Robots
Brandon Marcus's robotics and artificial intelligence research and recent co-authorship of a major paper accepted to the 2025 CASE conference mark a few of his successes as the second BCOE student to graduate with a bachelor's degree in robotics.
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solid-state batteries for electric vehicles
July 16, 2025
Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer
Solid-state batteries are poised to transform everything from electric cars to consumer electronics, and represent a transformational leap in energy storage.
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July 14, 2025
Early-career faculty win fellowships
Eight UC Riverside assistant professors, whose research spans innovations in computer science to discoveries in Latin American history, have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman Fellowships that support promising early-career faculty on the path to tenure.
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Evangelos “Vagelis” Papalexakis
July 07, 2025
Computer science professor selected for prestigious symposium
Evangelos “Vagelis” Papalexakis, a professor and Ross Family Chair in Computer Science at UC Riverside, has been selected to participate in a prestigious national symposium hosted by the National Academy of Engineering.
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