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![Spring, played by Sol Marina Crespo. (Photo courtesy of Cambria Matlow)](https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2024-07/18-spring_alone-1.jpg?h=654cf151&itok=1yGEIurJ)
July 10, 2024
MFA candidate’s film debuts at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles festival
Spring is an artist, mother, and wife. She’s trying to be everything, but a family vacation unravels and confirms that it’s a difficult to juggle all the responsibilities successfully.
![New study coauthored by UC Riverside's Brandon Andrew Robinson highlights that Latinx grandparents create a sense of safety for their LGBTQ+ grandchildren.](https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2024-07/gettyimages-1395402840.jpg?h=10fa6a1b&itok=5gM-PUIh)
July 01, 2024
Latinx grandparents create a sense of safety for their LGBTQ+ grandchildren
Findings come from a new research study coauthored by UCR’s Brandon Andrew Robinson.
![An immigrant family sees a nurse in Brownsville, Texas.](https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2024-06/960-gettyimages-1304109646-copy_0.jpg?h=b0652e25&itok=tw0Wmwqw)
June 28, 2024
Dehumanizing rhetoric on immigration harms public health
When top political leaders engage in dehumanizing rhetoric — rather than condemn it — stigmatization of immigrants becomes more legitimized and pervasive in society. The harm goes beyond those seeking entry into the country. It also extends to groups viewed as associated with immigration, such as descendants of immigrants, and to people belonging to ethnic and racial groups with histories of global migration, UCR professor Bruce Link and his co-authors say in the paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
![Patricia Cardoso, award winning filmmaker, director, and UC Riverside professor in the Department of Theater, Film, and Digital Production. UCR/Stan Lim)](https://news.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2024-06/2023-07-13-patricia-cardoso-014_0.jpg?h=c0c304e1&itok=tKtXE734)
June 18, 2024
Patricia Cardoso is first Latina to join the Academy’s Board of Governors, director’s branch
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences welcomed five new first-time members, including Cardoso.