Leading candidates for California governor will meet for a debate at UC Riverside on Nov. 7 to discuss health care challenges faced by state voters. UCR is a co-host of “ Health Matters: A Conversation with California’s Next Governor,” a nonpartisan forum organized by 11 California health-focused advocacy organizations. Four gubernatorial...
UC Riverside welcomed 73 new permanent faculty members from a variety of disciplines for the 2025-26 academic year. The new faculty members offer expertise on a wide range of subjects from natural disaster management to classical and folk Korean dance. Their research topics include the role of deception in influencing people, exploring icy planets...
More than a dozen UC Riverside students have been named the inaugural group of Randall Lewis Policy Fellows, launching a program that pairs emerging policy leaders with local governments and nonprofits across Inland Southern California.
UC Riverside is ranked among the top 15% of universities in the world in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Times Higher Education, which has been publishing its rankings for 14 years, evaluates 18 performance indicators in the areas of teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook to arrive at its list...
Starting Oct. 10, UC Riverside students, staff, and faculty members can no longer send artificial intelligence-powered meeting assistants to Zoom meetings. The updated terms of use are intended to protect the security and privacy of information shared in those meetings as the use of third-party AI tools for recording, transcribing, and summarizing...
UC Riverside students and employees can look forward to more dining options this fall with a new market, coffee vendor, and Indian and Mediterranean-focused cuisines at two locations among the changes. Diners will also see new offerings at favorite spots, such as milkshakes at the Scoops Ice Cream shop and Wagyu cheeseburger sliders at the Stable...
UC Riverside celebrated the completion of its North District 2 student housing complex Monday, Sept. 29, with more than 200 guests gathered at a courtyard outside one of the apartment buildings. The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured about a dozen speakers including UC Riverside Chancellor S. Jack Hu, Riverside Community College District Chancellor...
Seven years ago, UC Riverside’s Native American community mourned the loss of several oak trees on campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, they gathered to celebrate those oaks as part of a new art display. The oak tree art display, installed in July, was formally unveiled at the Student Success Center at a ceremony that included a blessing and performances...
When a huge tree toppled down near UC Riverside’s Student Services Building earlier this month it was unexpected. But it’s the type of problem the campus is better prepared to deal with in recent years due to its tree maintenance and inventory programs. The tree came down during a strong windstorm on Sept. 2, where gusts blew more than 50 mph...
UC Riverside kicked off its fall quarter by welcoming its largest group of student residents during move-in weekend from Sept. 18 to Sept. 21. Over 15,000 students and family members assisting them moved in to one of the six campus residence halls over the four-day period. Students were assigned check-in days and times so their arrivals were...
About 250 area high school and community college students learned how to put artificial intelligence, or AI, to practical use at a symposium at UC Riverside on Sept. 5. The daylong event, hosted by the Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative, explored how generative AI is reshaping education, career pathways, and the workforce. The...
UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new academic year with the Chancellor’s Faculty and Staff Picnic Tuesday, Sept. 9. More than 1,000 employees joined the lunchtime gathering at the HUB Plaza where they dined on beef or vegan burgers, snacks, and drinks on a sunny day. In his first picnic, Chancellor S. Jack Hu greeted and posed for photos with...
A new art display at UC Riverside’s Student Success Center pays tribute to the region’s Indigenous tribes and the trees sacred to them with a wood carving made from oak trees that once stood at the site. A celebration and unveiling for the oak tree art display, which was installed in July, will be held Sept. 23. The installation, mounted on a wall...
UC Riverside has earned top ratings along with an overall gold award from an organization that tracks the sustainability efforts of the nation’s colleges and universities. The 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or AASHE, recognizes top-performing colleges and...
Facing the threat of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, the University of California is asking its supporters to protect its mission. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to join the Speak Up for Science campaign and take action in several ways. The campaign describes how the proposed cuts will hurt Americans and how...
UC Riverside opened its newest student residential community Saturday, Aug. 23, welcoming close to 250 students from Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. They were the first to move into North District 2, which was completed after 22 months of construction last month. In a first-of-a-kind partnership, the complex will include community...
On a warm Friday afternoon, surrounded by walls of CDs and colorful lights strung around a DJ booth, Jade S. Sasser puts on her headphones and begins her radio show at UC Riverside’s KUCR. When the “On Air” sign lights up, she introduces herself as DJ Sunara – a choice she made to separate her professional life from her hobby. This anonymity means...
Writing is often a solitary activity, but Myisha Cherry believes it doesn’t have to be. An associate professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, Cherry put that idea into practice with a summer workshop that gave writers a space to encourage each other. Cherry invited faculty members and graduate students from different disciplines to meet weekly for...
Art and therapy came together in a workshop hosted by UC Riverside psychologist Kalina Michalska on Saturday, Aug. 9. About 20 children ages 10 to 15 participated in the interactive workshop designed to honor empowerment, self-awareness, and community connection. The participants were already enrolled in the KIND (Kids Interaction and...
