Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
October 16, 2020
Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
UC Riverside is the first UC campus to teach the Cahuilla language
October 9, 2020
Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture
New UC poll: Concern over current events could spur record numbers of young adults to vote
September 24, 2020
The state’s newest voters are paying close attention to the issues, and nearly 60 percent plan to vote early, most of them by mail.
The marshmallow test, revisited
September 10, 2020
Children will wait longer for a treat to impress others, new psychology experiments show.
Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?
September 3, 2020
Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.
Being a selfish jerk doesn’t get you ahead, research finds
September 1, 2020
Nice guys and gals don’t finish last after all.
End of affirmative action at UC hurt Black, Latinx students, study finds
August 27, 2020
More than 1,000 students per year were deterred from applying to the UC system — but most would have been admitted, the study says.
An incomplete victory
August 17, 2020
The 100th anniversary of women's right to vote is coming up — but not all women benefited.
Ready for a cognitive workout?
July 16, 2020
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory training.
Do we know what we want in a romantic partner? Probably no more than a random stranger would
July 9, 2020
It sounds like the setup for a reality show, but science says it's true: Our stated preferences may not be so meaningful.