Nine UC Riverside staff members were honored by UCR Staff Assembly as part of its annual Outstanding Staff Awards recognizing those who go above and beyond their duties. The awards were presented at a June 11 ceremony at the Barn Stable. The awards recognize staff members for excellence in their work, commitment to the university’s mission, and...
UC Riverside Recreation has received a top accreditation from a national leader in abuse risk management. The department was awarded the accreditation, the highest industry standard, on June 10 following a rigorous review by Praesidium, a firm that trains and evaluates organizations in abuse prevention. Awarded for three years, the recognition...
The UC Riverside Academic Senate honored eight faculty members and two students for their research, teaching, and public service accomplishments in its annual awards. Distinguished Campus Service Award The Distinguished Campus Service Award, which recognizes exceptional efforts and dedication to service and community, was presented to faculty...
Bruce Link, a distinguished professor of public policy and sociology, is the recipient of the 2026-27 Faculty Research Lecturer Award, the highest honor bestowed to faculty by the UC Riverside Academic Senate. As the winner of the annual award, announced last month, Link will deliver a lecture next year. "I am tremendously honored to receive this...
UC Riverside will host a French Paralympic team who will train at campus athletics facilities in advance of the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. UCR signed a letter of intent with the French Disabled Federation at a signing ceremony June 23, agreeing to provide the French delegation with training and housing in the summers of 2027 and 2028. A...
UC Riverside is beginning to explore possible future uses of Bannockburn Village as it gets ready to close the aging student housing complex at the end of this month. Housing Services convened focus groups last month to hear campus partners’ suggestions on the future development of the site. As a follow-up to seek broader input, it has created an...
UC Riverside’s Student Disability Resource Center honored faculty, staff, and students who have served as outstanding allies to students with disabilities at its annual recognition ceremony. Honorees, who were recognized May 27, were nominated by students affiliated with the center based on their “exemplary commitment to advocating for students...
UC Riverside’s Lothian Residential Restaurant is closed over the summer for a remodeling project that will give it a fresh look and add more seating. The student dining hall, which serves up to 1,400 diners a day, typically closes during the summer with the larger Glasgow Residential Restaurant remaining open for the smaller summer quarter student...
UC Riverside’s R’Garden is marking a new beginning with a regular funding source that will provide stability and diversified programming. Students voted overwhelmingly last month to approve a referendum in which they will pay $10 a quarter to support the campus garden starting this fall. The crucial vote came after a few years of uncertainty over...
UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, June 1. The campus ranked No. 274 out of 21,291. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 83 while for the U.S. and Canada it was No. 93. The rankings are published by the Center for World University Rankings, a consultancy based in...
A more than 100-year-old cottage that is one of the last remaining original buildings at UC Riverside has gotten a new lease on life. An extensive renovation project was recently completed to the University Cottage, a small building that is one of the oldest on campus. It was one of a small cluster of buildings that were part of the Citrus...
UC Riverside and the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division have begun a new era of collaboration on high tech research, entering into an education partnership agreement that furthers a long-standing relationship.
As a lecturer at UC Riverside’s School of Business, Chuan Qin teaches modern finance and strategic management. But when she’s not in the classroom Qin is an accomplished performer, playing a traditional Chinese instrument that dates back over 2,000 years. The erhu, pronounced R-hoo, is a two-string instrument similar to a violin or fiddle, often...
UC Riverside student Sneha Ahuja is one of 12 recipients of the 2026-2027 A. Strauss Scholarship for a project addressing extreme heat through public health efforts. The Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation provides up to $15,000 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors to fund public service projects they proposed...
A new UC Riverside program is making it fun and easy for students to learn how to travel locally and regionally on public transit. Launched last fall, the Travel Training program has guided 278 participants on more than a dozen trips to destinations including Los Angeles, San Clemente, and Oceanside as of late April. A recent trip to Los Angeles...
David Nikom found the right metaphor to explain his research about the high incidence of Alzheimer’s in women by looking back at his childhood playing video games with his older brother. Nikom, a doctoral student in neuroscience, took first place in the 12th annual UCR Grad Slam Final on April 10 at the School of Business Building. The event...
UC Riverside is renewing its contract with Esri with a new licensing agreement that will expand the availability of geospatial and mapping software to the campus. The university has long had a relationship with the Redlands-based GIS technology giant and licensed its technology for use by students, staff, and faculty members in every college and...
UC Riverside business, education, and engineering programs were ranked among the best graduate school programs by U.S. News & World Report in its latest ranking. In the 2026 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools list, released April 7, UCR ranked highly in several academic disciplines. The School of Education was ranked No. 74, climbing 16 places from No...
At a time when American democracy seems fragile, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie described how the post-Civil War era offers a lens to view the current state of the nation. An award-winning journalist, Bouie was the speaker for the 57th Annual Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture at UC Riverside’s University Theatre on Thursday, April 2. His talk...
UC Riverside has once again won the designation of a military friendly school in recognition of the programs and services it offers to veterans and military-connected students. The campus received a gold ranking among Tier 1 research institutions in the 2026-2027 survey results released March 25. UCR was also designated as a military spouse...
