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SOM News
October 28, 2026
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Q&A
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, affecting around 1 in 8 women according to the American Cancer Society. With incidence rates continuing to increase by around 1% per year, Breast Cancer Awareness Month each October promotes awareness and early detection of the disease.
October 27, 2026
Lightening the Load: The SOM Office of Faculty Development
During a routine doctor’s appointment, Kay Monteith was chatting with her physician about her job. Monteith, who had recently joined the UC Riverside School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development at the time, described her new role as an instructional designer. “I said I take the doctors’ PowerPoints and make them a little bit easier to learn or enjoyable to look at,” Monteith recalled.
Her physician’s reply was simple yet heartfelt: “Thank you.”
October 23, 2026
Bjorkman Speaks on New Vaccine Techniques to Prevent the Next Pandemic
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers shifted their focus towards preventing the next possible pandemic by developing the next generation of vaccines to provide protection against a broad base of coronaviruses. On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, Pamela Bjorkman, PhD, of the California Institute of Technology shared some of the recent breakthroughs in vaccine development at the Thomas and Salma Haider Biomedical Breakthrough Lecture at the UC Riverside School of Medicine.
October 20, 2026
UCR welcomes new faculty members
Riverside welcomed 31 new permanent faculty members from a variety of disciplines for the 2026-27 academic year.
