The cerebral cortex, the brain’s outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, ...

In the face of challenges like the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Suffrage, and institutional change within higher education, ...

What is the secret of happiness? Sonja Lyubomirsky, a distinguished professor of psychology at UC Riverside, used to dread that question; she considered it reductive. As a leading expert on the ...

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 ...

Fasting during Ramadan is physiologically similar to time-restricted eating, as both shift the body from glucose to fat use after 12–16 hours. The key difference is that Ramadan prohibits fluids ...

UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries that might otherwise progress to ...

A teacher-incentive program in South Carolina has led to striking long-term benefits for students, including lower rates of ...

New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.

UC Riverside plant ecologist Loralee Larios weighs in on the outlook for a wildflower superbloom show this year, where one ...