With the help of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning, or CUREL, recent graduates of UC Riverside racked up over $300,000 worth of funding for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue their studies and research.

Rahul Almeida, a biology undergrad expected to graduate from UC Riverside in 2025, has been awarded $15,000 from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation to fund an educational intervention program he organized called, “Food for Thought.”

On May 3, UC Riverside doctoral student Shannon Brady competed in the 2024 UC Grad Slam, a system-wide contest that challenges graduate students to showcase their research in engaging presentations of three minutes or less. Out of 10 presentations, Brady’s psychology research “Thinking out Loud: Is Self-talk a Secret to Success?” took third place...

UC Riverside graduate student researcher and first-gen, immigrant Latina Brenda Lopez has been awarded the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, or UCPPFP, to pursue a postdoc at UC Davis in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department. Only the top-ranked candidates are selected to participate in UCPPFP...

Nine Highlander Ph.D. candidates presented their research dissertations for a chance at $5,000 at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in downtown Riverside on April 8 at the 10th annual UC Riverside Grad Slam Finals. Grad Slam is a University of California-wide speaking competition in which graduate students describe their research in...

Rayhan Khan, a second-year political science student at UC Riverside, is the first recipient of the California State Assembly Resolution Award, a new accolade that recognizes a constituent’s impact on the district. Khan was chosen by Assemblymember Bill Essayli, R-Riverside, and the California State Legislature for his work both as an ASUCR CHASS...

Michael Madrigal, a graduate student in Ethnic and Native American studies, walks along a sandy path in the new UC Riverside Native American Garden and points out the plants that he vibes with the most. He shares the American-English name, then the Cahuilla name, and then each plant’s significance to Native American people. “White sage, or ‘qasily...

UC Riverside alum and staffer Arlene Cano Matute has won the 2023 “Latina of Influence” award — hosted by Hispanic Lifestyle, a broadcast media production. Honorees included seven recipients from across the United States, recognized for their leadership in the Latina/o/x community. In a recent announcement, Hispanic Lifestyle wrote, “Through an...

UC Riverside’s Summer Sessions 2023 wraps up this week, with the last batch of summer quarter’s final exams on September 2. Over 9,000 students enrolled in summer courses this year. The concept of summer school got a reboot this year thanks to a collaboration between UC Riverside’s Enrollment Marketing and Enrollment Services that emphasized the...

Carlos Galan, a recent recipient of a UC Riverside School of Education doctorate, has been named a 2023 Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar by the academic news source “ Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.” One of only 10 scholars selected from a nationwide nomination call, Galan has joined the publication’s third cohort of “exceptional graduate...

Four students and two staffers from UC Riverside’s African Student Programs, or ASP, took a nine-day trip to Georgetown, Guyana this summer as part of “No Boundaries Alternative Break Experience” — a cross-border educational program organized by ASP and the University of Guyana, or UG. The June 24 to July 1 itinerary included an introduction to...

UC Riverside’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center, or LGBTRC, a space for LGBTQ+ students and allies, is celebrating 30 Years of R'Pride this year. Established in 1993, UCR’s LGBTRC was the first professionally staffed LGBT resource office on a California college campus. Other trailblazing moments resulting from the center’s support...

UC Riverside wrapped up its 69th Commencement season on June 22, 2023 — with UCR’s Class of 2023 walking at 10 discipline or degree-based ceremonies, which started earlier in the month. Highlanders belonging to specific groups also walked at additional micro celebrations organized by various student resources, like Honor’s Cording, ASP’s Black Grad...

Jamal Myrick, director of UC Riverside’s African Student Programs, or ASP, is being recognized by his alma mater Virginia’s George Mason University, or GMU, as one of their best and brightest Black alumni of 2023. Myrick is among 40 other GMU Black alumni under the age of 40 who were celebrated for their “professional and community achievements, in...

On May 18, awardees, nominees, and their supporters gathered for the Graduate Division Fellowships and Award Ceremony at the UC Riverside Genomics Building. An Academic Senate committee, Graduate Council, reviewed over 120 nominees. Ultimately, 9 graduate, 2 post-doc, and 3 faculty mentor winners were selected that ranged across multiple...

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, or NSF GRFP, announced its 2023 cohort and it includes 14 awardees and three honorable mentions who are current UCR undergraduates, graduates, or alumni. NSF GRFP supports a diverse selection of graduate students pursuing a full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degree...

Five thousand U.S. higher-education students applied, 1,267 applicants moved on to be nominated, and 413 of those nominees were awarded the 2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarship — three of them being UC Riverside Highlanders. Since 2013, Goldwater Scholarships have been awarded to 18 Highlanders. This scholarship recognizes talented undergrads majoring...

Sweet, sticky, and squishy are all synonymous with the boba experience. Wait. Boba the drink or boba the tapioca topping? Both? We’re not here to debate boba’s true definition but we are here to tell you that if you’re looking for a cup of this Taiwanese-originated dessert drink, you can find it at UC Riverside inside Market at North District. The...

Approximately 70 high school students who are considering careers in STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math, industries spent three days at the UC Riverside campus engaging with industry experts and other teens from surrounding Riverside and San Bernardino County high schools, many of them from Riverside Unified School District. STEM...