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April 21, 2025
IESM Partners with Temalpakh Farms for After School Nutrition Program
The UCR School of Medicine’s Center for Healthy Communities (CHC) and Inland Empire Street Medicine (IESM) program partnered with Temalpakh Farms, run by the Augustine Band of the Cahuilla Indians in the Coachella Valley, to host a two-day nutrition presentation for Nova Academy High School students on April 15-16.
April 19, 2025
Open House 2025 Showcases SOM for the Community
The UC Riverside School of Medicine welcomed the community on Saturday to Open House 2025, an annual on-campus event that invites attendees to learn about the school and the path to pursuing a medical career.
This year’s event drew a record attendance of over 1,200 guests, including students of all ages, current medical school applicants, recently admitted SOM students, and their families.
April 17, 2025
Most eligible Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders missed mental health care, food aid during pandemic
UC Riverside’s Andrew Subica is co-author on report showing how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California
April 16, 2025
Superbugs, Indigenous video games, and tipping dilemmas
On April 11, nine UC Riverside graduate students presented their research at the 11th annual UCR Grad Slam Final for a chance at $5,000. The event was hosted by UCR’s Grad Division and was held on campus at the School of Business.
Grad Slam is a University of California-wide speaking competition in which graduate students get three minutes to describe their research to judges and an audience of peers, faculty, staff, friends, and family.
April 09, 2025
UCR scientists join elite class of 2024 AAAS fellows
A big honor for chemistry and biomedical sciences faculty
March 25, 2025
School of Medicine Presents 2024-25 Awards
The UC Riverside School of Medicine presented its annual Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards at a dinner on Thursday, March 24, 2025 at the UCR Alumni and Visitors Center.
March 25, 2025
Biomedical scientist receives his 14th challenge coin
Scott Pegan is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army
March 24, 2025
Osei Appointed Associate Dean for Medical Education Quality and Compliance at UCR SOM