The UC Riverside Alumni Association has welcomed two new members to its board of directors. Anthony Bonales ’18 and Sharon Dalmage ’04 joined the board for two-year terms on July 1. The board is made up of volunteers who establish association policy, review programs, and provide feedback and suggestions to the university administration. Bonales, a...
Psychology Professor Rachel Wu and students Jacob Argandona and Advyth Ramachandran are this year’s recipients of the UC Riverside Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement. The award is presented every spring to faculty members with a distinguished record of fostering undergraduate research or creative...
Ten 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 Monday, June 5 ceremony at the Barn Stable. The awards recognize staff members for excellence in their work, commitment to the university’s mission...
Seven UC Riverside faculty members are recipients of the prestigious Fulbright fellowship and will be traveling to locations such as Australia and Vietnam to teach and conduct research. The selected faculty members are Mark Alber, David Biggs, Sherine Hafez, Kimberley Lakes, Kurt Schwabe, Christina Schwenkel, and Jacqueline Shea Murphy. They are...
UC Riverside Native American Student Programs and Native American Student Association hosted the 40th annual Pow Wow at the Riverside Sports Complex on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The event celebrated Native American culture and traditions with singing, drumming, and dancing. See photos from the event below.
UC Riverside leadership, faculty, and staff members celebrated joining the ranks of the nation’s top research universities as a member of the Association of American Universities at a meeting Thursday, June 1. Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced the news at the Alumni and Visitors Center, describing it as a historic moment and one of the most...
Graduating Highlanders began the countdown to commencement by joining the Senior Sendoff celebration at UC Riverside’s Rivera Lawn on Thursday, May 25. About 3,000 seniors signed up for the inaugural event where they picked up their tickets for the June commencement ceremonies at Toyota Arena in Ontario and had a chance to celebrate on campus. Some...
UC Riverside campus leaders honored faculty members for their achievements over the last two years at the Faculty Awards Dinner on Wednesday, May 3. The event recognized 57 faculty members for a variety of awards they received in 2021-22 from their departments, colleges, professional societies, national and international funding agencies, and elite...
More than 300 local elementary, middle, and high school students visited UC Riverside for Brain Awareness Day on Friday, April 28, touring campus labs and joining hands-on experiments to learn neuroscience. Hosted by the Neuroscience Graduate Student Association, the event provided visiting students a chance to learn how brain cells function in a...
From free donuts and coffee to cuddles with furry friends, UCR Staff Assembly provided staff members a chance to take a break and enjoy some fun during “Thank Goodness for Staff Week.” A series of in-person and virtual free events were held from Monday, April 24 to Friday, April 27. They included games of Bingo and Pictionary, an opportunity to...
Monique Dozier, vice chancellor for University Advancement at UC Riverside, has been selected for membership in Chief, a private network designed for top women executives. As a member of Chief, Dozier will gain access to a network of corporate and foundation executive peers across a variety of industries, nationally and globally. Chief has been...
UC Riverside is collaborating with Google Public Sector to modernize the campus’ technology services, which includes increased computing services for researchers. “UCR is making a major strategic investment in secure, agile, and scalable enterprise infrastructure and research computing services to facilitate innovation and opportunity for those who...
UC Riverside has received a $1 million grant as part of a University of California effort funding innovation and entrepreneurship in support of California’s climate action goals. The awards, announced March 1, are part of a $185 million partnership between UC and the state of California to tackle the climate crisis, from developing new methods for...
The UC Riverside Library has put together a collection of recommended books for Black History Month, inviting the campus community to delve into Black culture and history. The Black Voices. Black History digital collection includes 50 books from the UCR Library’s collection of e-books and audiobooks available on the OverDrive platform, which is...
Rita Kohli, an associate professor in the UCR School of Education, has received a $50,000 grant from the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation to probe the experiences of teacher educators of color as they navigate systemic racism in teacher education programs throughout the United States. The project will build upon findings from previous research...
UC Riverside is back at the Riverside Festival of Lights as one of the sponsors of the holiday event that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Southern California. The sponsorship included UCR Night at the Festival of Lights on Friday, Dec. 9 featuring the UCR “Bold Hearts. Brilliant Minds.” booth, photo ops with Scotty, and UCR...
