UCR News
May 13, 2026
Blind Ambition: AI agents can turn tasks into digital disasters
Computer scientists at UC Riverside have identified troubling flaws in a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) agents designed to take over routine computer chores while users are away — sorting emails, organizing files, analyzing data, and handling other everyday digital tasks that might otherwise consume hours.
The researchers found that the automated agents can become dangerously fixated on completing assignments without recognizing when their actions are harmful, contradictory, or simply irrational.
May 01, 2026
A catalyst for excellence
Members of the U.C. Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees make a planned gift to support environmental research.
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.
Inside UCR
May 12, 2026
UCR and Corona naval center create educational partnership
UC Riverside and the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division have begun a new era of collaboration on high tech research, entering into an education partnership agreement that furthers a long-standing relationship.
The campus and center, which is part of the Naval Sea Systems Command or NAVSEA, celebrated the partnership at a ceremony Friday, May 8. Chancellor S. Jack Hu and Capt. Joseph Burgon, commanding officer of the Corona division, formally signed the agreement.
April 21, 2026
Broadening horizons in data science
Graduate student reflects on research, mentorship, and new career perspectives after Rising Stars 2026
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.
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