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June 30, 2025
Going Above and Beyond for Migrant Patients: James Elkins, Class of 2025
When a friend asked James Elkins, UCR School of Medicine class of 2025, to help at an immigration shelter as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Elkins imagined migrants as people escaping persecution to find safety in their new home. “I had this thought in my head that I'm going to be helping these people, and we're going to be caring for them, which to me meant being nice to them and having a nice place for them to stay,” he recalled.

June 24, 2025
Using comic books to communicate health issues
UC Riverside’s David Lo has launched a series of graphic narratives to make public health information more accessible

June 24, 2025
Highlights from UCR’s 71st Commencement
UC Riverside concluded its 71st Commencement season on June 17, with UCR’s Class of 2025 walking at eight discipline- or degree-based ceremonies.
Approximately 6,100 graduates, 35,000 in-person guests, 32,000 online streamers, and about 375 volunteer staff participated in the celebrations, which started on June 6.
Highlanders belonging to specific groups also took part in additional micro celebrations organized by various student resources like the University Honors Cording, and year-end celebrations hosted by UCR’s ethnic and gender centers.

June 18, 2025
How a common brain parasite disrupts neural communication
UC Riverside study on how Toxoplasma gondii manipulates brain cells lays groundwork for future clinical research and therapies

June 17, 2025
Serving Undocumented Patients in the Inland Empire, Starting Now: Valeria Barrientos, Class of 2025
A few months ago, a patient at the Coachella Valley Free Clinic had an uncommon reaction to a routine blood pressure test. Seeing the high blood pressure reading, the patient began hyperventilating until UC Riverside biomedical sciences master’s student Valeria Barrientos spoke to her in Spanish, helping to calm her down.

June 16, 2025
Link found between mitochondria and MS brain damage
UC Riverside study could lead to new treatments addressing multiple sclerosis

June 09, 2025
Researchers contribute chapter to pediatric psychology handbook
Addressing DEI meaningfully will help reduce disparities and improve well-being, authors argue

June 06, 2025
UCR SOM Celebrates Commencement 2025
The University of California, Riverside School of Medicine celebrated the graduation of 74 students in the class of 2025 at its annual Commencement and Hippocratic Oath Ceremony on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the UCR Student Recreation Center.
See a photo gallery of the event