As UC Riverside grows, the campus is improving energy efficiency while reducing waste, according to its 2025 Sustainability Annual Report. The report, released in January, outlines how UCR is making progress in reducing its carbon footprint. It notes several efforts underway including a Campus Decarbonization Study completed in November 2024 and...
UC Riverside’s Information Technology Solutions (ITS) team is encouraging the campus community to prioritize data security by using a growing number of university-vetted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such Gemini and Notebook LM
UC Riverside is testing out a dedicated pathway for bicycles, scooters, and skateboards in front of the Arts Building. The new bike lane was installed in February and is part of a pilot program that will run through the end of the spring quarter. Although the campus has bike lanes on its roads, the new pathway is the first in an internal corridor...
UC Riverside honored faculty members for their achievements at the 2026 Faculty Recognition Reception on Thursday, March 5 at the Riverside Convention Center. Faculty members were recognized for their promotions and advancements in the last academic year. They were also honored for receiving awards in research and creative activities from groups...
UC Riverside’s Orbach Science Library reopened its third floor to the campus on Monday, March 9, following the completion of extensive improvements including the replacement of a leaky roof. That level had been closed for more than two years due to leaks that caused water to seep through ceiling tiles. In fall 2024, the old roof was demolished and...
UC Riverside has adopted a Climate Action & Adaptation Plan that will put the campus on a path to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and advancing sustainability. The document, which Chancellor S. Jack Hu approved and signed in December, is the first of its kind under a new University of California systemwide requirement. It was released on the...
UC Riverside has received an $800,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to bolster essential scientific research in agricultural science, quantum mechanics, and regenerative medicine.
UC Riverside Housing Services has announced plans to demolish Bannockburn Village this summer and notified tenants that the aging student housing complex will close at the end of June. The campus will explore future redevelopment options for the site with site feasibility planning to begin in the coming months, said Heidi Scribner, associate vice...
An all-star athlete and one of UC Riverside’s first Black students, Edward James Blakely went on to become an internationally acclaimed expert in urban planning, public policy, and disaster recovery. Family, friends, dignitaries and community members celebrated his life and legacy at a memorial service Feb. 7 at UCR’s Alumni and Visitors Center...
An inaugural sustainability literacy assessment of UCR students found that seniors scored significantly higher than freshmen, offering evidence that UCR students are learning key concepts related to environmental, social, and economic sustainability during their time at the university.
A widely used campus walkway has reopened to pedestrians as UC Riverside’s new instructional building project draws closer to completion. The sidewalk at the north side of campus, running along the Amy Harrison Athletic Field and UCR Soccer Stadium, had been closed since mid-December as part of construction for the Undergraduate Teaching and...
UC Riverside’s east campus entrance is sporting some new colors. Facilities Services’ landscape team planted new flowers at the beginning of the winter quarter near the monument sign at the corner of Big Springs Road and Valencia Drive. Landscapers added yellow Iceland poppies and blue pansies to celebrate UCR colorsand add a cheerful touch to the...
UC Riverside celebrated the inauguration of Chancellor S. Jack Hu with a look to the future, congratulatory speeches, and festive music and dance performances. Hu was formally sworn in as UCR’s 10th chancellor at the Thursday, Feb. 5 investiture ceremony where he outlined his vision for UCR to become “the nation’s model for an inclusive, innovation...
Kald Alhomse, 20, a second-year biology student who is blind, has learned to navigate UC Riverside’s campus on his own, using a white cane to guide his way. Just as important as getting to his classes, Alhomse relies on accessibility technology to follow his lectures and complete his coursework. In his backpack, he carries a tablet with a Braille...
UC Riverside will welcome Tsu-Jae King Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering, for a public lecture set for Friday, Feb. 6. Liu’s talk is the inaugural event in the Provost’s Lecture Series, an annual program hosting prominent scholars in the fall, winter, and spring quarters. “We are honored to host Dr. Liu as our first speaker for...
UC Riverside will inaugurate Chancellor S. Jack Hu and the campus is invited to join the celebrations. Hu will be formally inaugurated at a Feb. 5 ceremony that will include University of California leaders and campus faculty, staff, and student representatives. He began his tenure as UCR’s 10th chancellor on July 15. A full afternoon of activities...
Two online graduate programs at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering are once again among the 2026 U.S. News Best Online Programs. The online master’s in information technology program was ranked No. 12 nationwide in the engineering category while the online master’s in engineering program was No. 27. Both represented...
