This year’s Women’s Leadership Conference will feature deans across three UCR colleges in a leadership discussion, as well as keynote addresses by speakers Candace Wiest, president and CEO of West Valley Bancorp. Inc. and West Valley National Bank, and Joanna Wagner, managing director and vice president at Fidelity Investments. All are welcome...
A Thursday, March 1 forum open to faculty, staff, and students will explore the unique challenges junior faculty members face in establishing a media presence. The forum is from 12:30-2 p.m. in HMNSS 1500, and includes lunch. Seating is limited to the first 50 people, and you may register for the event at EventBrite.com. Panelists will share...
The University of California, Riverside, will be hosting a free event organized by The Campaign for College Opportunity examining the disparity between student demographics and the lack of diversity among California community college and university leadership. Changing Faces: The Case for Inclusivity in Higher Education Leadership, scheduled for...
Metals are one of the most widely used materials in the world, serving as one of the elemental building blocks of society and technology. The combination of different elemental metals are what are known as metal alloys, and we use them every day in our cell phones, cars, buildings, cookware, and so on. Materials scientists, engineers, and...
Drew Story, Ph.D. student in chemical and environmental engineering with a designated emphasis in public policy, has been selected for the 2018 California Science Translators Showcase, Feb. 20, presented as part of the California Council on Science & Technology, or CCST, Science & Technology Week at the California State Capitol in Sacramento...
From the office of Governor Brown, SACRAMENTO- Michael J. Pazzani, 59, of Riverside, has been appointed to the Computer Science Strategic Implementation Advisory Panel. Pazzani has served as a vice chancellor of research and economic development and professor for computer science and engineering at the University of California, Riverside since 2012...
UC Riverside’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) led a “Donations for Citations” campaign that netted $4,560 in parking citation savings. TAPS ran this inaugural campaign from Nov. 27 through Dec. 15 with one primary objective: help students. TAPS allowed drivers with citations under $100 to donate up to 10 nonperishable food or baby items...
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have advanced their progress for the “Window to the Brain” (WttB) transparent skull implant. The purpose of the transparent WttB implant is to enable optical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to be conducted through the implant, instead of needing to open the skull for optical access to...
A number of creative yearlong projects aimed at improving the wellness and inclusiveness of the UCR community are set to kickoff. They include a proposed study to test the effectiveness of brief, daily mindfulness meditation for reducing stress and improving markers of mental and physical health; a plan to highlight options in the C-Stores...
Effective Feb. 1, 2018, all facilities and capital related activities fall under the purview of UC Riverside’s CFO and Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget. The reorganization is the culmination of a years-long process to meet the needs of UCR’s growth as a campus and coincides with the arrival of UCR’s new CFO and Vice Chancellor Planning and...
More than 15 students, faculty and staff of the UCR School of Medicine participated on Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Ward 2 Beautification Project presented by Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful. The medical school team completed litter and general clean up on Iowa Avenue between University Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and on Everton...
The 2017-18 flu season has become the most widespread since health officials began keeping track of the in the mid-2000s. According to the Washington Post, more than 12,000 people have been hospitalized since the flu season started in October. The predominant strain, H3N2, is one of the more aggressive viruses out there due to its ability to adapt...
Have you ever wondered how researchers are able to understand and discover different properties of materials? Prof. Chen Li’s research group in the Mechanical Engineering Department is using high pressure as a tool to (1) understand the physics of fundamental excitations in the materials; (2) tune the properties of existing energy materials; and (3...
If the artworks found in UCR ARTSblock’s “Mundos Alternos” exhibit could be embodied in a single performer, that person might be Carmelita Tropicana, a New York-based artist who will conclude the exhibition this Saturday. The Cuban actress, also known as Alina Troyano, has been a force in the East Coast art scene for almost 40 years, personifying...
Gillian Wilson, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been named senior associate vice chancellor for research and economic development at UC Riverside, in the Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) . Wilson will fill in for Michael Pazzani, vice chancellor for research and economic development, when he goes on sabbatical for three...
Thinking of retiring soon – or in 20 years? Planning for it should start now, said John-Stephen Henderson, UC Riverside’s director of Total Compensation within UC Riverside’s Human Resources Office. Henderson’s team has scheduled several workshops for UCR employees regarding retirement planning, financial planning, Medicare coordination, and...
Disastrous fires like the Thomas Fire (the largest fire in California’s history) are expected to continue impacting the state. Did you know that researchers at UC Riverside Department of Mechanical Engineering have been committed to the study of wildfire behavior in the county? Work conducted at The Laboratory for Environmental Flow Modeling (LEFM)...
Jan. 11 marked many firsts for the H1GLANDER First-Generation Project, a UCR initiative to increase awareness of first-generation issues and experiences. The inaugural “1/11 First-Gen Talks,” which took place in the new Rivera Library teaching and learning center, introduced a series of panels and community discussions around first-generation...
