For residents of the Imperial Valley living with asthma, there may be a surprising cause: dust from the nearby Salton Sea. David Lo, MD, PhD, distinguished professor in the Division of Biomedical Sciences at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has focused on the local environmental issue in his recent research, which he presented at the 2025 Thomas and Salma Haider Biomedical Breakthrough Lecture on October 9.

Brandon Brown, PhD, a professor in the Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, has been conducting numerous community partnered research projects focused on HIV and the ethics of participant payment. Noting multiple barriers to community involvement as part of the research team, he collaborated with the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program to create The Community Research Partner Training Course. 

Study may explain why some people living with multiple sclerosis experience epileptic seizures

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On Saturday, October 4, the UCR School of Medicine held its 2025 Celebration of Medical Education Gala.

STOP COVID-19 CA showed how researchers and communities can work together to tackle health disparities