UCR News
March 19, 2026
New test dissolves threat of fake drugs
Fake news can be tricky to spot, but spotting fake drugs just got a little easier. UC Riverside researchers have devised a low-cost way to help distinguish legitimate medications from counterfeit ones.
March 12, 2026
Overlooked brainstem pathway controls human hands
Researchers have identified a network of connections between the brainstem and spinal cord that enables people to grasp, hold, and manipulate objects. The discovery could guide new stroke therapies.
March 09, 2026
Data center water spikes could cost billions
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bursts on the hottest days of the year, and building the necessary infrastructure is expected to cost billions of dollars.
February 24, 2026
UCR computer scientists reveal Wi-Fi security flaws
UC Riverside computer scientists identify major security weaknesses in the Wi-Fi networks we rely on at work, at home, in airports, and in coffee shops, among other locations. Even the most advanced “enterprise-grade” encryption systems used by universities and corporations were found to be vulnerable.
Inside UCR
February 26, 2026
UCR awarded $800,000 Keck Foundation grant to support high-impact research
UC Riverside has received an $800,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to bolster essential scientific research in agricultural science, quantum mechanics, and regenerative medicine.
February 09, 2026
Professor selected for prestigious SAE fellowship
Georgios Karavalakis, a UCR professor of chemical and environmental engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, one of the highest honors in the mobility engineering field.
January 28, 2026
UCR launches Provost’s Lecture Series with renowned engineer
UC Riverside will welcome Tsu-Jae King Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering, for a public lecture set for Friday, Feb. 6. Liu’s talk is the inaugural event in the Provost’s Lecture Series, an annual program hosting prominent scholars in the fall, winter, and spring quarters.
January 14, 2026
UCR awarded $4 million for civic engagement science initiative
UCR's School of Public Policy has received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund a four-year initiative aimed at improving civic engagement and public policy discourse with a focus on science-based policies.
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On Feb. 21, the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) at UC Riverside hosted its third annual IGNITE Student Professional Conference. For many of the more than 140 students who attended, it marked the first time they had...
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering recognizes the 20-year legacy of its Council of Advisors leadership, Gordon Bourns and Ernest Levister, and welcomes new leaders and members.
A UCR's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program has established a successful track record in helping educationally underserved students — such as those from first-generation Hispanic/Latino households — excel in math and science and pursue a degree in engineering...
The Highlander Space Program, a student aerospace engineering organization, marked two milestones: The successful launch of its first-ever liquid-fueled rocket and two awards from an international rocketry competition.
Ryan Reid, president of Boeing Satellite systems and alumnus, will serve as the inaugural Distinguished Visionary for the Bourns College of Engineering to share his experience and leadership with students and faculty.
UCR Engineering marks the five-year anniversary of an undergraduate degree program in data science it launched with the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences to draw women and other students who aren’t commonly represented in STEM.
Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the country found the support and guidance through a new FAME program geared to recruit and mentor future faculty mentors.
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.
A group of BCOE undergraduates who attended the 2025 Silicon Valley Women in Engineering conference said the event inspired and motivated them with its focus on successful women in engineering.
Department of Bioengineering assistant professor Shahab Vahdat uses magnetic resonance imaging and neurostimulation to develop cutting-edge treatments for people who have suffered ischemic strokes.