Innovation
UCR is leading innovation in the Inland Empire and making worldwide impacts. UCR’s Opportunities to Advance Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Inclusion, or SoCal OASIS® has secured more than $68M in federal and state funding to develop the SoCal OASIS® Park — an innovation and workforce development hub. The first phase of the project, which officially broke ground on June 23, 2025, will be located in close proximity to the main campus and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
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November 13, 2026
UCR joins $4.8 million aviation safety endeavor
A UC Riverside computer science professor will join a $4.8 million National Science Foundation-funded research effort aimed at making aviation safer by developing smarter and more reliable communications for aircraft and airports.
November 12, 2026
Major gift launches new era of student innovation
UC Riverside established a permanent home for its growing startup ecosystem on Monday, Nov. 9, cutting the ribbon on the UC Riverside Randall Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation located on the first floor of Orbach Science Library.
October 19, 2026
UCR receives $8 million in federal grants
UC Riverside has received $8 million in federal grants to help the Inland Empire become more proficient in artificial intelligence and better align engineering education with the needs of regional industries.
The two grants, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education through its Strengthening Institutions Program, will support separate projects at UCR’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering aimed at preparing students for a workforce increasingly shaped by AI, robotics, and other emerging technologies.
September 23, 2026
Making AI more trustworthy
UC Riverside computer scientists found that AI model confidence and correctness can arise from different internal features, a discovery that could help build more reliable AI models.
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