UC Riverside citrus researcher Mikeal Roose is among 23 honorees across the University of California campuses to receive UC Regents Innovation Awards, the UC announced this week. Roose is credited with co-developing the seedless Tango mandarin. This is the inaugural year for the awards, which recognize UC faculty members whose research has real...
UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new academic year with the annual Chancellor’s Faculty and Staff Picnic Wednesday, Sept. 9. About 950 employees joined the lunchtime gathering at the HUB where they dined on Hawaiian barbecue, macaroni salad, and fresh fruit on a sweltering hot day. Another 150 lunches were provided to go for staff members...
The UnMute Podcast marks its 10th anniversary this year, and for the first time the public philosophy series can be seen as well as heard. Podcast host Myisha Cherry, associate professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, is posting video recordings of Season 10 episodes on her YouTube channel. The first dropped in early August and features Cherry in...
UC Riverside brought some expertise and an exhibit of rare images to the world’s largest science fiction convention. The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy was represented at LA Con V – the 84th Worldcon and fifth to be held in the Los Angeles area, hence the title. Held Aug. 27 to 31 in Anaheim, the annual convention brought together...
It’s been a whirlwind of activity for Greg Paules since he stepped into the role of UC Riverside’s director of intercollegiate athletics nearly six months ago. But he wouldn’t have it any other way. Paules has been eager to get to know the campus, the community, student athletes, and athletics staff while moving the program forward. “I’m just...
UC Riverside’s annual Community Partner Fair drew more than 300 attendees and 51 vendors at the HUB on Aug. 27. The fair, held by Staff Assembly, allows campus departments and units to showcase their services, from office supplies to health and wellness services. Outside vendors also were represented, allowing attendees to learn about their...
UC Riverside has completed construction of its newest instructional building and is gearing up to open it for classes this fall. Contractor McCarthy Building Companies, which began construction in fall 2024, finished work on the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility in late July. The company and UCR’s Office of Planning, Design and...
UC Riverside has been named one of the nation’s best colleges and universities by the Princeton Review in its Best Colleges for 2027 rankings. The education services company published “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition,” on Aug. 18. The unranked annual list features schools selected by Princeton Review’s editors based on data from surveys of...
Alfred Hitchcock’s films and new teaching technology don’t seem to have much in common, but Richard Edwards sees a connection. As director of the UC Riverside Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching & Engagement, or XCITE, Edwards helps introduce innovative technologies and techniques in teaching and learning. As a film scholar and a curator for...
UC Riverside's School of Business is offering University of California system employees 50% off tuition for its online MBA program — a savings of more than $54,000.
When Christophe Katrib first screened his short documentary, “This Dissonance,” in 2024 he was unsure of the reception it would receive. Two years later, the five-and-half-minute film has been screened at film festivals around the country and world and won numerous accolades. Yet its continued success is bittersweet for Katrib, an assistant...
Gregg Wallis remembers facing off against the UC Riverside men’s baseball team as an infielder for UC Irvine in 2003, describing his opponents as some of the grittiest and toughest he played against. “Those guys could compete and that’s the identity that I’m looking to bring here,” he said. Wallis, who was named UCR’s new head baseball coach...
Nine 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 June 11 ceremony at the Barn Stable. The awards recognize staff members for excellence in their work, commitment to the university’s mission, and...
Highlander Farewells is a recurring feature spotlighting faculty and staff members who recently retired or are retiring soon. Learn more about the contributions of UCR colleagues with 25 years or more of service in the short profiles that follow. Retirees with fewer years or who did not provide profile information are listed below. The list...
A multimedia concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding spotlights a famous poem by Allison Hedge Coke, distinguished professor of creative writing at UC Riverside. Hedge Coke’s “America, I Sing You Back,” published in 2011, is one of three related poems that inspired “I Hear America Singing,” a traveling stage production.
The first clue that Monica Carson and David Lo have arrived at San Diego Comic-Con isn’t the elaborate costumes. It’s the conversations they strike up with fellow fans. The couple — biomedical scientists in the UC Riverside School of Medicine — will stop to admire an independent artist’s work, duck into a panel discussion on banned books or science...
