UC Riverside’s natural landscape served as inspiration for second-year student Valerie Cheng’s photo illustration that won the 2026 R’Card photo contest on March 19. Her colorful entry, featuring orange trees and a blue sky, will be the background image on R’Cards distributed to students, staff, and faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year...
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, has named UCR faculty members Rodolfo Torres and Yadong Yin as 2025 Fellows, a distinction that ranks among the highest scientific honors in the nation.
Ronald Loveridge, associate professor of political science at UC Riverside, was presented with a 2026 Poppy Award from the California Association of Councils of Governments for his efforts to support UCR students and advocate for good regional governance.
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...
The UCR Emeriti Association has named historian Robert Patch and computer engineer Laxmi Bhuyan as the recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Emeriti Awards. The awards are given annually to one or more retired faculty members who have set a high standard of achievement in research, teaching, or serving since they retired. This year’s recipients were...
Cristina Gomez-Vidal, an assistant professor of society, environment, and health equity at UC Riverside, has been awarded a $100,000 grant to study how counties in Greater Los Angeles can improve the political representation and participation of residents in unincorporated communities.
Cambra Sklarz, who earned a doctorate in art history at UC Riverside in 2024, was named a finalist for the 2026 McNeil Center for Early American Studies Dissertation Prize.
Dana Simmons, an associate professor of society, environment, and health equity at UC Riverside, is the winner of the 2025 Emory Elliott Book Award for her latest work, “On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America, from Starvation to Ozempic,” which is available free online.
John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies at UC Riverside, has won a 2026 NAACP Image Award for his graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s science fiction novel “Parable of the Talents.” The illustrator and his longtime collaborators, writer Damian Duffy and artist David Brame, were honored for Outstanding Literary Work –...
Since opening in September 2024, UCR's new School of Business building has captured five prestigious awards for features ranging from its striking visuals, sustainable design, practical function, and safe construction.
Tod Goldberg’s latest crime novel, “Only Way Out,” has been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction. “I am surprised, honored, and humbled,” said Goldberg, founder and director of the Low-Residency MFA program at UC Riverside’s Palm Desert Center. “This is my second time being a finalist, but the first time in over 20 years!”
Minghui Wang, a UC Riverside doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, has been named a recipient of the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship.
