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Changes coming for UCR’s multi-factor authentication tool

UC Riverside’s multi-factor authentication tool, Duo, will have a new look starting March 25. Information Technology Solutions, or ITS, is upgrading to the platform’s new Universal Prompt to enhance user security. What’s changed? New look and feel : When logging into secure UCR resources, the Duo multi-factor authentication window will look...

By UCR News |

Native Auntie Lori and the names she gave UCR’s Indigenous garden

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...

By Malinn Loeung |

New campus map provides directions and other features

A new UC Riverside campus map makes it easier to get around campus with features such as step-by-step directions and a category menu for different types of resources. The revamped UCR map website, which launched in late February, offers more interactive tools including wayfinding that provides walking or driving directions to any location at the 1...

By Imran Ghori |

Students offered a forum to improve campus dining

UC Riverside students can now help shape the menus at campus dining venues as part of a new student dining committee. Dining Services launched the Dining Advisory Committee last fall, inviting students to meet with department leaders and offer their opinions on what they like and suggestions on what they’d like to see at venues like the Glasgow and...

By Imran Ghori |

How “The Daily” podcast tackled growing media distrust

An attempt to address the growing mistrust of the media by many Americans led to the creation of the popular podcast “The Daily,” according to New York Times journalist Michael Barbaro. Barbaro was speaking to students, staff, faculty, and community members Monday, March 4 at UC Riverside’s University Theatre. Barbaro, who presented the 55th Annual...

By Imran Ghori |

CNAS Science Lecture Series returns

UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences will present talks on climate change, cosmology, and sustainability as part of its annual Science Lecture Series . The series will kick off March 5 with a presentation by Robert Allen, a professor of climatology, titled “The Escalating Climate Crisis.” Allen will discuss the widespread and...

By Imran Ghori |

Experience the movies with the Eaton Collection

From Jules Verne to Star Wars to Beyoncé, the many facets of science fiction and fantasy in popular culture are on display in a new exhibit at UC Riverside’s Tomás Rivera Library. “Eaton at the Movies” showcases film and television-related items from the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, which has more than 300,000 pieces of science...

By Imran Ghori |

RTA offers two ways for UCR community to ride the bus

UC Riverside students, staff, and faculty members can once again use their R’Card to ride Riverside Transit Agency buses. Riders can simply swipe their campus identification card at the electronic fare box when boarding. They can also use the agency’s Go Mobile app to activate a pass on their smartphone. Learn how to activate your pass here . For...

By Imran Ghori |

Grant funds new Native Community Education Promise Program

UC Riverside’s Division of Undergraduate Education is launching a new initiative to support Indigenous student success with the support of a $10,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU, and Cornell University. The announcement was made Monday, Feb. 12 . The $10,000 grant will serve as seed funding to establish...

By Sandra Baltazar Martinez |

Spieth Hall gets a new roof

UC Riverside’s Spieth Hall has a new roof and an improved fume hood exhaust system as part of a recently completed renovation project. Replacing the aged roof on the building, which was built in 1957, was a major portion of the work, which began in summer 2022 and was completed this month. The old roof had leaks and areas where puddles would...

By Imran Ghori |

Two engineering programs ranked among best online programs

Two online graduate programs at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering are among the 2024 U.S. News Best Online Programs . The online master’s in information technology program was named No. 21 while the online engineering graduate program was ranked No. 30, moving up four places from last year. Among public universities...

By Imran Ghori |

Library spotlights Writers Week authors

The UCR Library is offering the campus community a chance to delve deeper into the works of the authors featured at the 47th annual Writers Week Festival . In advance of the festival, which will be held Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 - 16, a pop-up exhibit is on display of the first floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. It’s the first time the library has...

By Imran Ghori |

The Stable is now set to serve the campus

The Barn Stable held a grand opening celebration Wednesday, Jan. 31, to mark a successful launch of its lunch service. The UC Riverside dining lounge at the Barn had a soft launch for its full-service sit-down restaurant experience last fall . The venue also began hosting happy hour events including a weekly trivia night. The soft opening allowed...

By Imran Ghori |

Physics research puts UCR on landscape of particle manipulation

Successful trapping of electrons could lead to new quantum computing architectures

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR computer scientist joins Gates Foundation

Even before Frank Vahid became an educator, improving how students learn had long been on his mind. A professor of computer science and engineering at UC Riverside for almost 30 years, Vahid introduced new techniques to merge technology and learning in his classrooms. Vahid will now take what’s he’s learned to a national platform as deputy director...

By Imran Ghori |

Reaching for the stars

A new astronomy course at UC Riverside offers undergraduates hands-on use of a telescope

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Looking back at 2023 in photos

UC Riverside experienced an eventful 2023 with the openings of new facilities, large events like Homecoming, and exciting research by faculty members. Take a look at some noteworthy moments captured by Stan Lim, UCR photography manager.

By UCR News |

School of Business building enters next phase of construction

UC Riverside’s new School of Business building entered a new phase of construction recently as work moves forward for an August 2024 opening. In late December, the school and construction team celebrated the midpoint of construction as crews poured the final concrete placement for the frame of the building. “The super structure is what we call it —...

By Imran Ghori |

New northwest campus pathway opens

A walkway providing easier access at the northwest corner of campus, including to a new student housing complex, is now open. The South Recreation Mall project began construction in spring and was completed this month. The new concrete path runs alongside the UCR Soccer Field and links through a new stairway to an existing path to the north next to...

By Imran Ghori |

Pitch competition features Inland startup proposals

Inland Southern California startups competed for grants and mentorship at the SoCal OASIS Pitch Finals, hosted by UC Riverside’s Office of Technology Partnerships on Dec. 6. More than 180 people attended and six startups competed for $100,000 in grants and expert mentorship from the UCR EPIC Small Business Development Center (EPIC SBDC) for product...

By UCR News |