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Gerald Clarke receives Distinguished Artist Award
Professor honored for contributions to Native art and advocacy.
African Student Programs named 2024 Center of the Year
UC Riverside’s African Student Programs (ASP) was awarded the 2024 Center of the Year by the Association of Black Culture Centers (ABCC), an organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting the diverse cultures of African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. The award recognizes ASP’s transformative work and commitment to...
New program leaves no food wasted
A recently launched app is helping students and employees locate free food and supplies on the UCR campus. Scotty's Final Call, a Highlander Link app launched by UCR’s Health, Well-Being and Safety department in September, notifies subscribers about events offering leftover food and health supplies. Created by The Well and Basic Needs, the...
José Luis Reynoso wins the Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize
The award recognizes the best scholarly work in dance
Imani Kai Johnson wins de la Torre Bueno Prize
The award recognizes her new book, “Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers: The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop.”
UCR's Sigma Phi receives Best Chapter Award
This achievement was made possible with the support of the chapter’s advisors, David Pion-Berlin and Donna Perez.
Giulia Palermo selected as 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Giulia Palermo, a computational biophysicist and associate professor in UCR’s Department of Bioengineering, has received a 2024 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.
Ke Du receives EIPBN Early Career Award
Ke Du, an assistant professor in UCR’s Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, received an Early Career Award at the Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, or EIPBN, conference in May
Carolyn Rasmussen nominated for shaping the field of plant biology
Carolyn Rasmussen, UCR associate professor and plant cell biologist, has been named one of 25 notable women who have shaped the field of plant biology by the American Society of Plant Biologists, or ASPB. Research in her lab focuses on how cell division and shape impact plant development and has the potential to increase crop plant performance...
Trent Jaeger named ACM fellow
Trent Jaeger, a UCR professor of computer science and engineering, has been inducted as a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
UCR sees rise in scooter and bike thefts
Electric scooters and bikes are viewed by students as a convenient, eco-friendly way to get around campus. But the high value of these vehicles, combined with students’ habit of leaving them unattended, has led to a rise in thefts on campus at UC Riverside. Starting in 2024, UCR’s campus police department has seen a rise in personal electric...
UCR’s creative lab space expands with new robotics and multimedia tools
UC Riverside’s Creat’R Lab has served as an innovative space for students seeking to bring their creative and academic projects to life. Located in Orbach Library, the space has expanded in recent months to offer new tools for robotics and virtual reality projects. Managed by both staff and students, the lab offers a wide range of resources...