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 ...

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

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 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 ...

In the face of challenges like the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Suffrage, and institutional change within higher education, the story of Black Greek Letter Organizations, or BGLO, is one of ...

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

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 ...

February 12 is opening night for UCR Theatre’s production of “Fuenteovejuna, or Like Sheep to Water,” which runs through Feb. 21.

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping ...