Two UC Riverside creative writing authors have stories included in this year’s “The Best American Mystery and Suspense” short fiction collection. Tod Goldberg, adjunct professor of creative writing and director of the UCR Palm Desert low-residency MFA program, and Ivy Pochoda, an adjunct assistant professor with the program, are among the 20...

Starting Oct. 10, UC Riverside students, staff, and faculty members can no longer send artificial intelligence-powered meeting assistants to Zoom meetings. The updated terms of use are intended to protect the security and privacy of information shared in those meetings as the use of third-party AI tools for recording, transcribing, and summarizing...

UC Riverside celebrated the completion of its North District 2 student housing complex Monday, Sept. 29, with more than 200 guests gathered at a courtyard outside one of the apartment buildings. The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured about a dozen speakers including UC Riverside Chancellor S. Jack Hu, Riverside Community College District Chancellor...

UC Riverside students and employees can look forward to more dining options this fall with a new market, coffee vendor, and Indian and Mediterranean-focused cuisines at two locations among the changes. Diners will also see new offerings at favorite spots, such as milkshakes at the Scoops Ice Cream shop and Wagyu cheeseburger sliders at the Stable...

Seven years ago, UC Riverside’s Native American community mourned the loss of several oak trees on campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, they gathered to celebrate those oaks as part of a new art display. The oak tree art display, installed in July, was formally unveiled at the Student Success Center at a ceremony that included a blessing and performances...

When a huge tree toppled down near UC Riverside’s Student Services Building earlier this month it was unexpected. But it’s the type of problem the campus is better prepared to deal with in recent years due to its tree maintenance and inventory programs. The tree came down during a strong windstorm on Sept. 2, where gusts blew more than 50 mph...

UC Riverside kicked off its fall quarter by welcoming its largest group of student residents during move-in weekend from Sept. 18 to Sept. 21. Over 15,000 students and family members assisting them moved in to one of the six campus residence halls over the four-day period. Students were assigned check-in days and times so their arrivals were...

A new art display at UC Riverside’s Student Success Center pays tribute to the region’s Indigenous tribes and the trees sacred to them with a wood carving made from oak trees that once stood at the site. A celebration and unveiling for the oak tree art display, which was installed in July, will be held Sept. 23. The installation, mounted on a wall...

UC Riverside has earned top ratings along with an overall gold award from an organization that tracks the sustainability efforts of the nation’s colleges and universities. The 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or AASHE, recognizes top-performing colleges and...

UC Riverside opened its newest student residential community Saturday, Aug. 23, welcoming close to 250 students from Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. They were the first to move into North District 2, which was completed after 22 months of construction last month. In a first-of-a-kind partnership, the complex will include community...

Gerald Clarke, an artist and professor of ethnic studies at UC Riverside, is one of 15 recipients of the 2025 Joan Mitchell Fellowship, which supports artists making important contributions to artistic and cultural discourse. The New- York-based Joan Mitchell Foundation, which announced the honorees on Aug. 13, selected U.S.-based artists working...

Writing is often a solitary activity, but Myisha Cherry believes it doesn’t have to be. An associate professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, Cherry put that idea into practice with a summer workshop that gave writers a space to encourage each other. Cherry invited faculty members and graduate students from different disciplines to meet weekly for...

UC Riverside assistant professor of teaching Christopher Scott Murillo has been named “Scenic Designer of the Year” by a Southern California website for his work on several theatrical productions. Murillo, an assistant professor of teaching in production design for stage and screen with the Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production, is a...

An old bronze bust of Robert Sproul, created by a sculptor with works displayed across the country, has found a new home at UC Riverside. The sculpture of Sproul, the first president of the University of California, was installed in June at Sproul Hall in a small courtyard between two wings of the building. The bust was donated to UCR and had been...

Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on UC Riverside’s new student housing complex project in advance of its opening next month. Major construction of North District Phase 2 is mostly complete with work expected to be wrapped up soon, said John Franklin, a project manager with the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction. The...

UC Riverside’s Transportation Services was named an organization of the year by an international parking and transportation organization. The department was recognized by the International Parking & Mobility Institute, a world-wide association of professionals in parking, mobility, and transportation. UCR was nominated and won in its 2025...

Eric Martin, a technical program manager with UC Riverside Information Technology Solutions, is among the winners in the 2025 UC Tech Awards. The annual awards program celebrates individuals and teams within the UC system’s technology community for significant contributions to advancing the university’s mission through innovative tools and...

UC Riverside’s new School of Medicine instructional building was recognized for excellence in architecture by the Society for College and University Planning. The School of Medicine Education Building II, which opened in fall 2023, received an honorable mention in the society’s 2025 awards, which recognized higher education projects completed...

UC Riverside is going to Comic-Con. The UCR Library’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy will be represented on a panel at the annual San Diego gathering of comic book, genre, and pop culture professionals and fans. The event, which will be held July 24-27, drew over 135,000 attendees from around the world last year. Phoenix Alexander...

Highlander Farewells is a recurring feature spotlighting faculty and staff members who recently retired or are retiring soon. Learn more about the contributions of UCR colleagues with about 25 years or more of service in the short profiles that follow. Retirees with fewer years or who did not provide profile information are listed below. The list...