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Latest News
14 Aug
Making sense of a ‘7.1’
Abhijit Ghosh, UCR associate professor of geophysics, is racing to understand everything he can about the fault that was unknown until it produced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on July 5. Ghosh's work could help officials prepare for the next big shake.
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12 Aug
An alternate theory for what causes Alzheimer's disease
A UC Riverside study points to lysosomal storage observed in all brains afflicted with the disease; finding could open up new avenues for treatment and prevention
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12 Aug
Latest rankings place UCR at No. 12 among U.S. colleges
UC Riverside jumped 20 places — to No. 12 in the U.S. and No. 9 among public universities — in a prestigious college ranking list published annually by Money magazine.
As the trend of shifting formulas among the top rankings lists continues, Chancellor Kim Wilcox said UCR’s stature as a leading public university grows.
“It is deeply gratifying to see the national rankings systems having moved so profoundly toward recognizing what UCR does well: maintaining an environment of both research excellence and success for students of all backgrounds,” Wilcox said.
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