SOM Assistant Professor Receives Distinction for Scholarship on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

A research paper co-authored by Nicholas DiPatrizio, an assistant professor of biomedical sciences in the UCR School of Medicine, has been selected by the American Physiological Society, or APS, as an “APSselect” for distinction in scholarship. Donovan Argueta, a bioengineering graduate student who works in DiPatrizio’s lab, is also a co-author...

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Neuroscientist Receives Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience

Hongdian Yang, whose research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying sensory perception, has received a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, a joint project of The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation. Aimed at advancing cutting-edge investigations, the awards are presented to highly promising...

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Gillian Wilson to Serve as Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

Gillian Wilson, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been named senior associate vice chancellor for research and economic development at UC Riverside, in the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) . Wilson will fill in for Michael Pazzani, vice chancellor for research and economic development, when he goes on sabbatical for three...

By Iqbal Pittalwala |