UC Riverside’s School of Education has created a new central gathering space for students with a renovated courtyard at Sproul Hall. The area, located in the middle of Sproul Hall, was refurbished over the summer to create a more inviting space for students to meet, study, and socialize, said James Rowland, director of marketing and communications...

The old UC Riverside Extension building is coming down to make way for a new clean technology park. Demolition began in November of the former UCR Extension Center on University Avenue, with the parking garage torn down over the course of a month. Following some cleanup work at the 3.44-acre site, demolition of the building will begin early next...

UC Riverside students can expand their wardrobes while reducing waste through a new sustainability program. At a thrift swap on Dec. 4, a constant flow of students browsed through tables and racks of clothes, shoes, books, and other items at the Pentland Bear Cave. The evening event attracted 71 attendees and moved more than 100 items during a two...

UC Riverside’s Tomás Rivera Library is finishing up several improvements including projects that will enhance storage and protection of archival material. The library basement was closed during the summer for the project, which included replacing old bookshelves with new ones. Work is continuing in a portion of the basement where a new enclosed...

The number of UC Riverside students and employees riding the bus to campus continues to increase. The most recent ridership report shows 59,300 passenger boardings on Riverside Transit Agency, or RTA, buses for October, a 52% increase from October 2023 when it was 39,012. October is typically when the campus sees the highest ridership numbers, said...

For almost a decade, R’Pantry has supported UC Riverside students by providing essential food and hygiene products, growing its program over the years to expand access to those in need. This Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3, UCR is encouraging alumni and the larger campus community to support the program by gifting a meal and encouraging others to donate...

Brian Haynes, UC Riverside vice chancellor for Student Affairs, was a ppointed to the California Student Aid Commission by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Nov. 15. The commission is the main state agency overseeing financial aid programs for public and private universities, colleges, and vocational schools in California. The 15-member bodyworks...

Sherryl Vint, a UCR professor of English and media and cultural studies, is teaching and researching in Warsaw, Poland, as a Fulbright scholar. Vint is among more than 800 scholars teaching and conducting research abroad as a 2024-25 Fulbright scholar as part of the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. She began...

UC Riverside has been named among the “Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.” UCR’s Student Affairs organization was one of only 22 selected for the annual report, which will be published in a future edition of “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine and presented to recipients in February. The survey, conducted with ACPA-College...

UC Riverside was formally welcomed as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, last week. The campus was one of five institutions to receive the designation at the association’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 12. The APLU announced the designation earlier this...

UC Riverside’s new student housing complex project has reached a major milestone and moved on to the next phase of construction. A topping out ceremony for the North District Phase 2 project was held on Oct. 4 to mark the installation of the last of the prefabricated wall panels for the two apartment-style buildings, which reach up to seven stories...

UC Riverside has once again been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, for its marketing and communications outreach to alumni through its redesigned alumni website. In its Best of District VII Awards, University Relations won in the marketing microsite category for its September 2023 relaunch of the alumni...

UC Riverside is one of 51 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, recognized by the U.S. Department of State as Fulbright HSI Leaders. The recognition, announced Nov. 3, acknowledges noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities on campus in the previous year. The Fulbright program is the U...

When Jarel “Jerry” Ervin drops names like Batchelor, Pierce, and Watkins he’s not talking about the buildings at UC Riverside. He’s recalling memories of people he interacted with during his early days on campus. The 96-year-old lifelong Riverside resident began working at the campus in 1949, when it was the UC Citrus Experiment Station, beginning...

UC Riverside astrobiologist Stephen Kane joined efforts to promote two missions to Venus by going to Capitol Hill to advocate for continued congressional funding. Kane is assisting with two planned NASA missions to Venus that will be the first by the U.S. in over 30 years. He is on the science team for the DAVINCI mission, which will measure gases...

UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new chapter for the School of Business with the dedication of its new four-story instructional and administrative building at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 18. The 63,400-square-foot building, which includes classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a cafe, was completed last month after a...

UC Riverside will complete its initial move of some employees to a new office building this month as part of an effort to consolidate off-campus workers at one site. University Advancement will have moved most of its employees to the new location by the end of October, following months of preparation work at the building. UCR bought the building on...

When Camila Acosta left her native Venezuela as a 15-year-old, she never imagined she would be the voice of UC Riverside to a new generation of Latino students and families. Acosta provides the voice-over for a new Spanish-language UCR video as part of the “Bold Hearts. Brilliant Minds.” campaign, narrating how the diverse campus brings together...

UC Riverside celebrated its growth and future with campus and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for a major student instructional building on Friday, Oct. 4. About 75 people attended the event at former Parking Lot 19, where the four-story, 100,700-square-foot Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility is being built. With a seating...

A new café, an ice cream shop, and Asian street food are among the new campus dining options that UC Riverside students and employees can discover this fall. The campus will also be able to enjoy expanded hours at NOODS: The Noodle Bar and look forward to the launch of an online cake ordering service. Meanwhile, campus venues like the Barn and the...