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Our Department, and indeed the UC Riverside campus, continues to be in a period of rapid growth: outstanding faculty continue to join our Department, the numbers of graduate and undergraduate students continue to increase, a new chemistry building has been built.

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Chemistry graduate students selected for the prestigious Nobel laureate meeting!

The University of California today (April 24) announced the 2025 cohort of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows, 42 outstanding young scientists and economists from across the UC system who will join Nobel laureates from around the world at...
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Scientists finally confirm vitamin B1 hypothesis from 1958

UCR's Vincent Lavallo and Aaron Gregory who helped prove a 67-year-old chemistry hypothesis. Once thought impossible, chemists generate unstable molecule in water.
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UCR Night at Angle Stadium!

It's a UCR takeover! Come join us for UC Riverside Night at the Big A. Tickets include an Angels and UC Riverside co-branded hat! Be sure to join us in the Gate 5 Courtyard to pick up your UC Riverside...
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Ashley Pimentel selected for the University of California’s President’s Dissertation-Year Fellowship!

Please join us in congratulating graduate student Ashley Pimentel to being selected for the prestigious University of California's President's Dissertation-Year Fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year. This fellowship provides a $36,000 stipend & $1,000 travel/research fund.
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January 21, 2024
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was significantly more slender than earlier studies suggested.
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January 17, 2024
New vaccine design uses immunity against influenza to offer faster protection against emerging pathogens
Strategy developed by UC Riverside-led research team speeds up production of antibodies against COVID-19
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January 17, 2024
Keys to aging hidden in the leaves
Scientists have known about a particular organelle in plant cells for over a century. However, UCR scientists have only now discovered that organelle’s key role in aging.
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January 12, 2024
The early bird (or scientist) gets the worm
UC Riverside research on nematodes secures $1.3M NSF funding
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