UC Riverside professor Kurt Schwabe has joined a multi-university research team to assess the effectiveness and consequences of California’s water conservation laws. In addition to Schwabe, the collaboration includes experts from UCLA, UC Merced, and Sacramento State University’s Office of Water Programs. Working in partnership with the California...
An old bronze bust of Robert Sproul, created by a sculptor with works displayed across the country, has found a new home at UC Riverside. The sculpture of Sproul, the first president of the University of California, was installed in June at Sproul Hall in a small courtyard between two wings of the building. The bust was donated to UCR and had been...
UC Riverside recently welcomed dignitaries from more than 21 countries as part of a visit by the Los Angeles Consular Corps showcasing the campus’s growing role in global research, innovation, and economic development in visit organized by the university’s Office of Research and Economic Development.
ScottyEats, a program UC Riverside’s Basic Needs Department launched in January 2025, aims to reduce food waste and address student food insecurity on campus. Since its launch, ScottyEats has recovered approximately 1,827 pounds of food from Glasgow Dining Hall and served more than 1,445 meals to students. ScottyEats wrapped up its first run with...
Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on UC Riverside’s new student housing complex project in advance of its opening next month. Major construction of North District Phase 2 is mostly complete with work expected to be wrapped up soon, said John Franklin, a project manager with the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction. The...
By joining the Forté Foundation, UCR's the School of Business joins a network of leading business schools and global companies that open new paths to leadership for women in the workplace.
Money’s 2025 list of Best Colleges, an annual ranking focused on affordability and student outcomes, has placed UC Riverside among its two highest echelons, receiving 4.5 or 5 stars. That places UCR among the top 25% of universities ranked. Of 732 public and private colleges included on the list, only 40 total earned a 5-star score; and just over...
UC Riverside is going to Comic-Con. The UCR Library’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy will be represented on a panel at the annual San Diego gathering of comic book, genre, and pop culture professionals and fans. The event, which will be held July 24-27, drew over 135,000 attendees from around the world last year. Phoenix Alexander...
In 2013, exiled Burmese artist Chaw Ei Thein gave a performance in New York City. She used her own body to display torture positions that political prisoners experience in her home country of Burma/Myanmar. During the Q&A that followed, she said that she found the torture positions “kind of beautiful…” and was quickly ushered off-stage as members...
Eight UC Riverside assistant professors, whose research spans innovations in computer science to discoveries in Latin American history, have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman Fellowships that support promising early-career faculty on the path to tenure. The Hellman Fellowship Program provides up to $30,000 in research support to full-time...
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 about 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...
The broad-sweeping reconciliation measure — branded by President Trump as the "Big Beautiful Bill" — passed both chambers of Congress by slim margins this past week: 51-50 in the Senate, and 218-214 in the House. The bill will impact higher education in myriad ways, according to higher education partner organizations of which the UC system and UC...
UC Riverside has begun construction of the SoCal OASIS Park™, a research and innovation hub near campus that represents a major step in promoting economic growth in Inland Southern California. Community and campus leaders celebrated the project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, June 23, at the 3.44-acre site on University Avenue near campus. The...
UC Riverside has been named one of the world’s top universities in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings released June 19. The campus placed No. 66 in the United States in the 20th edition of the rankings, published by higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds and posted at TopUniversities.com. Among the nation’s public...
UC Riverside concluded its 71st Commencement season on June 17, with UCR’s Class of 2025 walking at eight discipline- or degree-based ceremonies. Approximately 6,100 graduates, 35,000 in-person guests, 32,000 online streamers, and about 375 volunteer staff participated in the celebrations, which started on June 6. Highlanders belonging to specific...
UC Riverside students seeking careers in law can now get expert guidance to prepare for their academic path to law school and beyond. A new campus program offers students information, advising, and support on topics such as planning for law school, what field of law they might want to pursue, and even if the legal profession is right for them. The...
Walking through rows of citrus groves on a sunny April morning, about a dozen UC Riverside Dining Services employees picked fruit off trees and loaded it in crates into the bed of a truck. A little more than a month later at the Scoops Ice Cream shop at the HUB, Brian Alcantara, retail restaurant manager for HUB operations, ladled ice cream freshly...
Eleven staff members were honored by UCR Staff Assembly as part of its annual Outstanding Staff Awards. The awards were presented at a Wednesday, May 28 ceremony at the Barn Stable. The awards recognize staff members for excellence in their work, commitment to the university’s mission, and making UCR a better place for all. Staff and faculty...
