Latest Stories for February 24th, 2020

Clearing the bell’s toll

For more than five decades, the carillon at the top of the UCR Bell Tower has rung clearly to successive generations of students. The bells still chime strongly, but the years have added some wear and tear, according to a report by a bell expert who examined the carillon last year. A new maintenance project in March will help restore its luster....

By Imran Ghori |

Center for Health Disparities Research hosts its first symposium

The Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside held its inaugural symposium on Feb. 20 at UCR Palm Desert. Approximately 70 researchers and community members attended the event. Also referred to as HDR@UCR , the center was founded in August 2019 and is funded by a grant of $16 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National...

By Iqbal Pittalwala |