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North District construction

December construction update

The first signs of UC Riverside’s latest construction project have arrived with fencing placed around much of the main lawn area last month. Site preparation work for the Student Success Center is scheduled for later this month with major construction to follow early next year. Although the three-story building will occupy only a 0.8-acre lawn area...
By Imran Ghori |
Yanou Cui

Probing boosted dark matter

UC Riverside’s Yanou Cui participates in an international experiment that brings together more than 1,000 scientists
By Iqbal Pittalwala |
Students, staff, and faculty donated blood during the TAPS "Donations for Citations" campaign on Oct. 30-31, 2019. (Photo courtesy of TAPS)

‘Citations for Donations’ saves lives and parking tickets

A recent blood drive tallied 210 donations, resulting in $10,000 in forgiven parking citation fines.
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez |
Giving Tuesday

Campus encouraged to give big for Giving Tuesday

UC Riverside is expanding ways to support a variety of causes on campus for Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3. The event is part of the annual International Day of Giving, held the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving Day. UC Riverside held its first campuswide Giving Tuesday last year with 1,296 donors contributing $189,560. The campus hopes to beat that...
By University Communications |
Chancellor Kim Wilcox

Chancellor outlines budget discussions during campus update

UC Riverside’s funding levels relative to other campuses will be a key point in upcoming budget discussions, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox said during his fall campus update Thursday, Nov. 21. The campus budget was one of several topics Wilcox touched on during an hour-long address to students, staff, and faculty members in HUB 302. UC Riverside has a...
By Imran Ghori |
Scot Fest

Highlanders come out for Scot Fest

Almost 2,000 people enjoyed games, music, food, and other festivities Saturday, Nov. 16, as part of UC Riverside’s 12th Annual Highlander Scot Fest. The daylong event attracted students, faculty and staff members, and residents who enjoyed carnival rides, interactive booths, and several kid-friendly activities such as a bounce house and face...
By University Communications |
People with cell phones

Campus asked to participate in emergency notification update update

UC Riverside will update its system used to quickly contact the campus community in case of an emergency. Students, staff, and faculty members will be asked to participate in the Emergency Notification System update starting Dec. 9 by verifying UCR has their current cell phone number. Text messaging is one of several tools used to communicate...
By University Communications |
Santa Ana River

Scientists pack like sardines for Santa Ana River Symposium

Though there are no sardines in the Santa Ana River, there were more than 150 scientists who gathered for the 2nd annual symposium on native species in that important local waterway at UCR on Oct. 22. The endangered Santa Ana Sucker fish. The river provides roughly 75% of San Bernardino Valley’s water supply, so maintaining its ecosystem is a hot...
By Jules Bernstein |
Jennifer Thompson

Dining program provides a leadership path

UC Riverside senior Jennifer Thompson began working in Dining Services before her first day of class four years ago, and she soon climbed up the ranks to management positions. While her work ethic took her far, Thompson said she lacked some of the professional and leadership skills that would be useful in supervising employees. She’s now among...
By Imran Ghori |
Mercury transit viewing

UCR hosts Mercury transit viewing

More than 200 people came out to the UCR Baseball complex Monday morning, Nov. 11, to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun — a rare occurrence that happens around 13 times every 100 years. The public viewing was organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and it took place from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. while the planet was visible as a...
By University Communications |
Barn construction

Campus construction in November

UC Riverside will begin work this month on a major student instructional facility in the heart of the campus. The Student Success Center will help address a shortfall in classroom space with seating for 1,100. It will include medium to large-sized lecture halls, multi-purpose rooms, study space, and a student lounge. Located on the lawn area south...
By Imran Ghori |
Parking lot 6

Website allows commuters to plan ahead for campus parking

UCR commuters have a new resource to help navigate the campus as it sees increased construction and traffic activity. Transportation Services this fall launched a “My Commute” feature on its website that allows travelers to check for traffic conditions, road closures, parking, and construction activity. A tool expected to be particularly helpful to...
By Imran Ghori |
STEM high school rendering

Potential STEM high school site under consideration

UC Riverside and the Riverside Unified School District are in the process of evaluating a potential site for a proposed STEM high school. The campus and school district agreed in 2015 to work together on plans to expand Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math, or STEM, opportunities with a partnership that builds on the success of the district’s...
By Imran Ghori |
Rodolfo Torres

New vice chancellor discusses his passion for research

Rodolfo Torres studied to be a mathematician, but he’s long been curious about different disciplines, finding ways to explore mathematical theories in other areas such as biology and engineering. “At some point, you think, `There are so many different things to research,’” said Torres, who took over as UC Riverside’s vice chancellor of Research and...
By Imran Ghori |
Stinknet field

Riverside hosts influential invasive plant conference for the first time

Riverside recently hosted the California Invasive Plant Council symposium for the first time in the history of the decades-old gathering. “Having the symposium here underscores UC Riverside’s long-standing and growing importance to the field of land management and invasive plant species research,” said event committee member Lynn Sweet, a plant...
By Jules Bernstein |
bell tower

UCR among top global universities in U.S. News & Report ranking

UC Riverside is among the top institutions in the world, particularly for plant and animal science research, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking. The campus also won recognition for its environmental practices, landing in the Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges. UCR was tied for No. 149 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best...
By Imran Ghori |
Wenxiu Ma

Tackling diseases by studying genome organization

Five-year research project is funded by National Institutes of Health
By Iqbal Pittalwala |
Chancellor's Dinner

UCR celebrates alumni at Chancellor’s Dinner

Three graduates received the 2019 Alumni Awards of Distinction at the annual Chancellor’s Dinner on Oct. 19: Helen Newman ’79, founder of Veterinary Transplant Services; Jerry Swain ’89, founder of Jer’s Chocolates; and state Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes '09. The UCR Medallion was presented to Jack and Laura Dangermond, founders of Redlands...
By Imran Ghori |
ShakeOut

Getting ready for ‘the big one’

On Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m., the normal routine at UC Riverside was disrupted by the sound of emergency sirens and a warning blaring from speakers on top of the bell tower. Inside the Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, at the Environmental Health and Safety Building, emergency personnel monitored a computer dashboard on a large screen with a live...
By Imran Ghori |
Thursday Night Live

Live music social back for final season at the HUB plaza

Thursday Nights Live is back for a fall season that will also be it’s last at the HUB plaza. But the weekly live music series, which kicked off Thursday, Oct. 17, will return in a new form at the newly renovated Barn in the winter quarter. Thursday Nights Live offers UC Riverside staff and faculty members an opportunity to unwind with cocktails and...
By Imran Ghori |