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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...