UC Riverside has been named among the “Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.” UCR’s Student Affairs organization was one of only 22 selected for the annual report, which will be published in a future edition of “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine and presented to recipients in February. The survey, conducted with ACPA-College...
UC Riverside has once again been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, for its marketing and communications outreach to alumni through its redesigned alumni website. In its Best of District VII Awards, University Relations won in the marketing microsite category for its September 2023 relaunch of the alumni...
A doctoral student in entomology is being honored by the world’s largest entomological society for her contributions to the field. Sakshi Watts is one of the student honorees being recognized by the Entomological Society of America in its 2024 Awards and Honors. Each year, the group honors scientists, educators, and students who have distinguished...
Rahul Almeida, a biology undergrad expected to graduate from UC Riverside in 2025, has been awarded $15,000 from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation to fund an educational intervention program he organized called, “Food for Thought.”
Ten UC Riverside faculty members have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Awards to support research in areas ranging from early detection of diseases to human-robot interactions. The awards support early career faculty who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models and advance their organization’s mission...
A chef with UC Riverside Dining Services won a gold medal in a national cooking competition hosted by the National Association of College & University Food Services. Tye Nielsen, a culinary manager for Dining Services’ catering division, faced five other finalists at the National Culinary Challenge at the association’s national conference in...
Giulia Palermo, a computational biophysicist and associate professor in UCR’s Department of Bioengineering, has received a 2024 Camille & Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.
Ke Du, an assistant professor in UCR’s Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, received an Early Career Award at the Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication, or EIPBN, conference in May
Carolyn Rasmussen, UCR associate professor and plant cell biologist, has been named one of 25 notable women who have shaped the field of plant biology by the American Society of Plant Biologists, or ASPB. Research in her lab focuses on how cell division and shape impact plant development and has the potential to increase crop plant performance...
UC Riverside won a national award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, for its marketing and communications outreach to alumni. University Relations won a silver CASE Circle of Excellence Award from the nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement in alumni relations, communications, development...
