UC Riverside saw an outpouring of support Dec. 3, breaking the previous year’s Giving Tuesday records in the amount of money raised and number of donors contributing to a wide variety of causes and programs. During the 24-hour event, part of the International Day of Giving, 2,048 donors contributed $227,663, according to preliminary figures. That’s...
The school psychology program at UC Riverside’s Graduate School of Education, or GSOE, has been reaccredited by the American Psychological Association, or APA. The 10-year accreditation, granted on Nov. 11, represents the highest number of years for which the association designates that status. GSOE offers a five-year doctoral program in the field...
One of UC Riverside’s most iconic landmarks is now part of the City of Riverside’s biggest holiday celebration. An inflatable snow globe with a replica of the bell tower was unveiled last week as one of the attractions at the Riverside Festival of Lights, which kicked off Nov. 28. UCR wanted to have a bigger presence at the annual event, which...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 river provides roughly 75% of San Bernardino Valley’s water supply, so maintaining its ecosystem is a hot topic for experts from nearby state and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, opportunities with a partnership that builds on the success of the district’s...
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...
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...
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...
