The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
Jan 21, 2024 · A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. This finding changes scientists’ understanding of Megalodon behavior, ancient ocean life, and why the sharks went extinct. The Megalodon or megatooth shark is typically portrayed as a super-sized monster ...
Next phase of North District housing breaks ground Nov. 8
Oct 31, 2023 · UC Riverside is beginning construction this fall on a new student housing complex that represents a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 8 for the North District Phase 2 project, which will add 1,568 new beds in two apartment-style buildings at the northeast corner of Canyon Crest Drive and W ...
Psychology research 'giant' Robert Rosenthal has died
Jan 10, 2024 · Robert Rosenthal, a father of meta-analysis who was named one of the 20th century's top 100 psychologists, died Jan. 5 at 90. Twenty-five years ago, following his retirement from Harvard University, Rosenthal joined the UC Riverside faculty. He was named a University Professor in 2008 by the University of California system, a distinction shared by only 40 professors in UC’s history.
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UCR in top 1.3% of world universities | UCR News | UC Riverside
May 14, 2024 · Share This: UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, May 13. The campus ranked No. 263 out of 20,966. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 82, and for the U.S. and Canada it was No. 95. The rankings are published by the Center for World University Rankings, a ...
UCR breaks ground on largest-ever expansion - News
Oct 7, 2019 · Share This: Friday, Oct. 4, officials representing the University of California and American Campus Communities helped break ground on the North District project, which will ultimately add 6,500 beds to the UC Riverside campus. From left, From left, Brian Haynes, vice chancellor for Student Affairs; Thomas Smith, interim provost; Kim Wilcox ...
Q&A: What, exactly, is going up in flames? | UCR News | UC Riverside
Sep 10, 2024 · Jules Bernstein. Senior Public Information Officer. (951) 827-4580. Several Southern California communities are being hit with smoke from the huge Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains. UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution …
Back on Top: U.S. News names UCR No. 1 for social mobility
Sep 20, 2024 · UC Riverside has again been named the No. 1 university in the nation for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report. This is the sixth year that U.S. News has featured a breakout category for social mobility, which considers the degree to which a university elevates its low-income graduates to a higher standard of living. The first three years, UCR was ranked No. 1 in the nation among four ...
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos
Jun 13, 2024 · Jules Bernstein. Senior Public Information Officer. (951) 827-4580. [A UC Riverside study shows how extreme heat in Earth’s past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the deep ocean to decline. A similar slowdown, which would cause climate chaos, will happen at the end of this century if carbon emissions do not abate.]
Unearthing the Mysteries of Teotihuacan | Winter 2024 | UCR …
Return to UCR Magazine: Winter 2024. Teotihuacan was a dynamic and economic powerhouse in central Mexico, dating back more than 1,900 years. Now archaeologists, led by UC Riverside’s Nawa Sugiyama, are trying to find out who governed the megacity and explain the burning of the once great metropolis.