Progress on UC Riverside’s new instructional building project reached a major milestone this month with the full frame now standing. The construction team poured the final concrete placement at the top of the four-story Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility on April 17, representing the completion of the first major phase of work. “All the...
Bestselling author Ryan Holiday spoke on April 17 at the University Theater in conversation with UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox. Holiday attended UCR more than 15 years ago, studying political science and creative writing as a University Honors student before leaving for an opportunity to apprentice under the author Robert Greene. Hosted by University...
At a time when many Americans may be overwhelmed by the constant deluge of news, broadcaster Ari Shapiro described how “radical empathy” can inspire people to remain engaged and hopeful. The host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Shapiro delivered the 56th Annual Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture to a full house at UC Riverside’s University Theatre on...
Muralist Juan Navarro has spent his career taking inspiration from the many facets of Riverside’s community. His latest work adds UC Riverside to that list, showcasing iconic images of the campus. Navarro created the mural in January for the Altura Credit Union branch on University Avenue, on a wall next to the teller windows. The bank, which has...
UC Riverside’s business, education, and engineering programs placed high in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings of graduate programs in the U.S. The School of Business climbed 17 positions for its part-time Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program to rank No. 56 in the nation. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or...
UC Riverside paid tribute to alumni and philanthropic leaders at UCR Honors: A Gala Celebration on Saturday, April 5. The event was held at the Student Recreation Center Arena, which was transformed into a blue carpet, elegant attire venue for UCR’s second gala celebration. Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox led guests in a celebratory toast at the event...
Riverside Transit Agency, or RTA, is detouring buses that serve UC Riverside due to roadwork that is expected to last for a few weeks. Bus stops on Canyon Crest and Campus drives will not be served during the detour. Those include routes that stop at Bannockburn Village and the campus entrance at University Avenue, and loop around with stops at the...
A new exhibit featuring fossils from hundreds of millions of years ago brings the work of UC Riverside researchers in the Australian Outback to the Inland Empire for the first time. “From California to Down Under: Fossils of the Ediacaran” opened March 15 at the Western Science Center in Hemet and will run until fall 2025. It features specimens and...
Jamal Myrick, director of UCR’s African Student Programs, or ASP, traveled to the South American country of Guyana in February to deliver 115 laptops to support education and employment opportunities in schools and underserved communities. The laptops, valued at $14,000, were spread across four organizations to develop internet cafes or computer...
The University of California system has awarded UC Riverside a $549,785 grant to expand efforts to diversify its engineering faculty. The award from the UC Office of the President aims to increase faculty diversity in UCR’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or BCOE, by recruiting and mentoring prospective candidates before they...
Almost 150 years of Inland Empire history is now available to the UC Riverside campus community through the UCR Library. Last month, the library acquired access to the entire historical contents of the Press-Enterprise newspaper going back to its 1878 start as a weekly publication, known then as the Riverside Press. The newspaper archives were...
UC Riverside engineering students are benefiting from hands-on technical experiences to prepare for careers in advanced electronic engineering fields, thanks to equipment and software donations from Keysight Technologies. The state-of-the-art equipment from Keysight, an electronic design and test solutions company based in Santa Rosa, Calif...
UC Riverside has been named one of the world’s top universities for 17 subject areas in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings, released Wednesday, March 12. In its rankings, global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds, or QS, compared more than 18,300 university programs in more than 1,700 universities around the world in...
UC Riverside will raise funds for more than a dozen student support initiatives at its second annual gala on April 5. The evening at the SRC Arena will showcase talented faculty and students and honor alumni and philanthropic leaders who exemplify the university’s mission of social mobility, educational access, and research excellence. Tickets...
UC Riverside’s childcare center has an improved play space for children with the recent renovation of a playground. The Center for Early Childhood Education, or CECE, completed the renovation of its south yard in late January, replacing old equipment with new play structures including swings and slides. The project has been several years in the...
Creativity and ambition no longer need to be limited by access to technology thanks to UC Riverside Library’s latest research and creative space. The Scholarly Technology and Research, or STAR, Lab at the Orbach Science Library opened in January 2024 and provides students and researchers a dedicated space where they can use advanced digital tools...
UC Riverside will hold its third annual Give Day on March 4 and 5 with almost 100 projects that donors can support – the largest number of participants so far. UCR Give Day launched in 2023 as a way for donors to support students, research, and campus programs while focusing solely on UCR. Last year’s campaign raised $797,358.27 from 1,249 donors...
