UC Riverside students can now help shape the menus at campus dining venues as part of a new student dining committee. Dining Services launched the Dining Advisory Committee last fall, inviting students to meet with department leaders and offer their opinions on what they like and suggestions on what they’d like to see at venues like the Glasgow and...
An attempt to address the growing mistrust of the media by many Americans led to the creation of the popular podcast “The Daily,” according to New York Times journalist Michael Barbaro. Barbaro was speaking to students, staff, faculty, and community members Monday, March 4 at UC Riverside’s University Theatre. Barbaro, who presented the 55th Annual...
UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences will present talks on climate change, cosmology, and sustainability as part of its annual Science Lecture Series. The series will kick off March 5 with a presentation by Robert Allen, a professor of climatology, titled “The Escalating Climate Crisis.” Allen will discuss the widespread and...
From Jules Verne to Star Wars to Beyoncé, the many facets of science fiction and fantasy in popular culture are on display in a new exhibit at UC Riverside’s Tomás Rivera Library. “Eaton at the Movies” showcases film and television-related items from the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, which has more than 300,000 pieces of science...
UC Riverside students, staff, and faculty members can once again use their R’Card to ride Riverside Transit Agency buses. Riders can simply swipe their campus identification card at the electronic fare box when boarding. They can also use the agency’s Go Mobile app to activate a pass on their smartphone. Learn how to activate your pass here. For...
UC Riverside’s Division of Undergraduate Education is launching a new initiative to support Indigenous student success with the support of a $10,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU, and Cornell University. The announcement was made Monday, Feb. 12. The $10,000 grant will serve as seed funding to establish...
UC Riverside’s Spieth Hall has a new roof and an improved fume hood exhaust system as part of a recently completed renovation project. Replacing the aged roof on the building, which was built in 1957, was a major portion of the work, which began in summer 2022 and was completed this month. The old roof had leaks and areas where puddles would...
Two online graduate programs at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering are among the 2024 U.S. News Best Online Programs. The online master’s in information technology program was named No. 21 while the online engineering graduate program was ranked No. 30, moving up four places from last year. Among public universities...
The UCR Library is offering the campus community a chance to delve deeper into the works of the authors featured at the 47th annual Writers Week Festival. In advance of the festival, which will be held Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 - 16, a pop-up exhibit is on display of the first floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. It’s the first time the library has created...
The Barn Stable held a grand opening celebration Wednesday, Jan. 31, to mark a successful launch of its lunch service. The UC Riverside dining lounge at the Barn had a soft launch for its full-service sit-down restaurant experience last fall. The venue also began hosting happy hour events including a weekly trivia night. The soft opening allowed...
Even before Frank Vahid became an educator, improving how students learn had long been on his mind. A professor of computer science and engineering at UC Riverside for almost 30 years, Vahid introduced new techniques to merge technology and learning in his classrooms. Vahid will now take what’s he’s learned to a national platform as deputy director...
UC Riverside experienced an eventful 2023 with the openings of new facilities, large events like Homecoming, and exciting research by faculty members. Take a look at some noteworthy moments captured by Stan Lim, UCR photography manager.
UC Riverside’s new School of Business building entered a new phase of construction recently as work moves forward for an August 2024 opening. In late December, the school and construction team celebrated the midpoint of construction as crews poured the final concrete placement for the frame of the building. “The super structure is what we call it —...
A walkway providing easier access at the northwest corner of campus, including to a new student housing complex, is now open. The South Recreation Mall project began construction in spring and was completed this month. The new concrete path runs alongside the UCR Soccer Field and links through a new stairway to an existing path to the north next to...
Inland Southern California startups competed for grants and mentorship at the SoCal OASIS Pitch Finals, hosted by UC Riverside’s Office of Technology Partnerships on Dec. 6. More than 180 people attended and six startups competed for $100,000 in grants and expert mentorship from the UCR EPIC Small Business Development Center (EPIC SBDC) for product...
UC Riverside returned to the Riverside Festival of Lights this holiday season offering treats and photo ops with Scotty the Bear. More than 570 visitors stopped by the “Bold Hearts, Brilliant Minds” booth on UCR Night at the Festival of Lights on Friday, Dec. 8. Festival goers, including students and alumni, received UCR-branded cookies, light-up...
Freshly squeezed orange juice is back for sale at the Scotty’s convenience store at the HUB. It’s one of several new food and beverage products that UC Riverside Dining Services recently added to its stores. Campus customers may have also noted some new sandwich, salad, and snack options this quarter. Mary Ann Person, operations manager for the...
Navigating the new world of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, can be difficult for the average user. Figuring out how to best use those tools in a university setting poses even more questions. A new Slack workspace offers UC Riverside instructors and staff members a forum to come to together to answer those questions. Rich Yueh, an assistant...
