Sociologist Examines Effects on Migrants of Raising Families in Two Countries
A new book by sociologist Alfredo Mirandé examines the ability of migrants from Jalostotitlán, Mexico, who live in Turlock, Calif., to stay connected to their native roots facilitates success in the...
View ArticleScience Fiction and Technoculture Studies Book Prize Announced
The Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies program at UC Riverside announces that the second annual SFTS book award has been won by David Wittenberg, professor of cinematic arts at the University of...
View ArticleUCR Writers Nominated for National Book Awards
Jane Smiley and Fred Moten have been nominated for prestigious National Book Awards in Fiction and Poetry.
View Article“From Acorns to Warehouses”
How the Inland Empire transformed from vibrant, self-sufficient Native American communities thousands of years old to 21st century cities that host a burgeoning warehouse economy is the subject of new...
View ArticleGreat Expectations, Not-so-great Resolutions
Faculty experts at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss their latest research and topics ranging from the chemistry of your favorite holiday concoctions, managing...
View ArticleNew Book Suggests Political Models to Empower Latinos, Mexicanos
A new book by UC Riverside political scientist Armando Navarro examines the current state of Latino and Mexicano politics in the United States, and outlines models for change that would alter U.S....
View ArticleLaila Lalami Named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Laila Lalami, associate professor of creative writing, was named a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for “The Moor’s Account.”
View ArticleBook on Brown Recluse Spiders Dispels Myths and Misconceptions
UC Riverside spider expert Richard Vetter has published “The Brown Recluse Spider” (Cornell University Press, 2015), a book that is the culmination of his 20 years of work on the brown recluse.
View ArticleWillows Korean Aviation School Fueled Independence Movement
A new book co-authored by Edward T. Chang examines the little-known history of the Willlows Korean Aviation School/Corps that trained more than 30 combat pilots in the fight to free Korea from Japanese...
View ArticleScience Fiction and Technoculture Studies Program Announces Book Prize Winner
The Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies program at the University of California, Riverside announces that the annual SFTS book award has been won by Aris Mousoutzanis, lecturer in film and screen...
View ArticleLaila Lalami Novel Reaps Another Honor
Pulitzer Prize finalist and UC Riverside creative writing professor Laila Lalami has won an American Book Award for her latest novel, “The Moor’s Account.”
View ArticleNovel Nominated for Top International Award
“The Moor’s Account,” a novel by creative writing professor Laila Lalami, has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the world's most prestigious award for literary fiction written in English and...
View ArticleLaila Lalami Novel Honored Again
Laila Lalami has won the 2015 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Fiction for her novel “The Moor’s Account.”
View ArticleNew Book Hones in on Animal Performance
How animals function in their natural habitat and how evolution has shaped this function are the focus of a new book written by biologists at UC Riverside and the UMass Amherst.
View ArticleAnthropologist’s Book a Best Seller in South Korea
Anyone who has ever wondered how humans became meat eaters, why so many adults are lactose-intolerant, or the physiological impacts of walking upright will find intriguing answers in a new book by UCR...
View ArticleArabic Scholar’s First Book Wins Top Award
Jeffrey Sacks, associate professor and director of Arabic Studies, has been award the Harry Levin Prize for best first book in comparative literature by the American Comparative Literature Association.
View ArticlePrison Reform Activists to Discuss Issues of LGBT Inmates on May 18
Two activists in the growing field of “trans studies” and prison abolition will discuss what drives LGBT individuals into the prison system and what keeps them there in a seminar on May 18.
View ArticleCurrent Violence in India Rooted in British Colonialism
A new book by UCR political scientist Ajay Verghese finds that contemporary violence in India is shaped by British colonialism.
View ArticleNew Book Identifies 50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know
UC Riverside’s Ashaunta Anderson is a coauthor on a new book that identifies 50 studies every pediatrician should know.
View ArticleScholar Translates Korean Immigrant Oral Histories
Edward T. Chang has translated a collection of oral histories of Korean immigrants gathered by journalist K.W. Lee into Korean for publication in the Republic of Korea.
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