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Dr. Anita Gupta is also presented with the Distinguished Women in Medicine Award

Study shows how orthonairoviruses evade immunity and pose human health risks

Statewide project aims to reduce vaping initiation among Native American adolescents

A UC Riverside public health expert reflects on contracting the illness in 2018

Three research projects have received a UCR School of Medicine Dean's Collaborative Seed Grant for 2026. The annual program provides up to $25,000 in seed grant funding for interdisciplinary research projects working toward grant funding from the National Institutes of Health or similar organizations. The grants encourage collaboration between faculty in the Division of Biomedical Sciences and other faculty at UCR.

Dear SOM Community, On July 7, 2026, I received communication from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body for medical schools, informing me that our recent progress report was reviewed by the LCME Board on June 16–17, 2026. I am pleased to inform you that the UCR School of Medicine received “Compliance” status with all 12 standards and “Satisfactory” status with all elements. They emphasized that no follow-up is warranted and our next full survey visit will be conducted during the 2029–2030 academic year.

Clinicians may be missing critical signs of breathing discomfort or distress, especially in ventilated patients

The first clue that Monica Carson and David Lo have arrived at San Diego Comic-Con isn’t the elaborate costumes. It’s the conversations they strike up with fellow fans.