When a huge tree toppled down near UC Riverside’s Student Services Building earlier this month it was unexpected. But it’s the type of problem the campus is better prepared to deal with in recent years due to its tree maintenance and inventory programs. The tree came down during a strong windstorm on Sept. 2, where gusts blew more than 50 mph...
UC Riverside kicked off its fall quarter by welcoming its largest group of student residents during move-in weekend from Sept. 18 to Sept. 21. Over 15,000 students and family members assisting them moved in to one of the six campus residence halls over the four-day period. Students were assigned check-in days and times so their arrivals were...
About 250 area high school and community college students learned how to put artificial intelligence, or AI, to practical use at a symposium at UC Riverside on Sept. 5. The daylong event, hosted by the Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative, explored how generative AI is reshaping education, career pathways, and the workforce. The...
UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new academic year with the Chancellor’s Faculty and Staff Picnic Tuesday, Sept. 9. More than 1,000 employees joined the lunchtime gathering at the HUB Plaza where they dined on beef or vegan burgers, snacks, and drinks on a sunny day. In his first picnic, Chancellor S. Jack Hu greeted and posed for photos with...
A new art display at UC Riverside’s Student Success Center pays tribute to the region’s Indigenous tribes and the trees sacred to them with a wood carving made from oak trees that once stood at the site. A celebration and unveiling for the oak tree art display, which was installed in July, will be held Sept. 23. The installation, mounted on a wall...
Facing the threat of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, the University of California is asking its supporters to protect its mission. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to join the Speak Up for Science campaign and take action in several ways. The campaign describes how the proposed cuts will hurt Americans and how...
UC Riverside has earned top ratings along with an overall gold award from an organization that tracks the sustainability efforts of the nation’s colleges and universities. The 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, or AASHE, recognizes top-performing colleges and...
UC Riverside opened its newest student residential community Saturday, Aug. 23, welcoming close to 250 students from Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. They were the first to move into North District 2, which was completed after 22 months of construction last month. In a first-of-a-kind partnership, the complex will include community...
On a warm Friday afternoon, surrounded by walls of CDs and colorful lights strung around a DJ booth, Jade S. Sasser puts on her headphones and begins her radio show at UC Riverside’s KUCR. When the “On Air” sign lights up, she introduces herself as DJ Sunara – a choice she made to separate her professional life from her hobby. This anonymity means...
Writing is often a solitary activity, but Myisha Cherry believes it doesn’t have to be. An associate professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, Cherry put that idea into practice with a summer workshop that gave writers a space to encourage each other. Cherry invited faculty members and graduate students from different disciplines to meet weekly for...
Art and therapy came together in a workshop hosted by UC Riverside psychologist Kalina Michalska on Saturday, Aug. 9. About 20 children ages 10 to 15 participated in the interactive workshop designed to honor empowerment, self-awareness, and community connection. The participants were already enrolled in the KIND (Kids Interaction and...
An old bronze bust of Robert Sproul, created by a sculptor with works displayed across the country, has found a new home at UC Riverside. The sculpture of Sproul, the first president of the University of California, was installed in June at Sproul Hall in a small courtyard between two wings of the building. The bust was donated to UCR and had been...
Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on UC Riverside’s new student housing complex project in advance of its opening next month. Major construction of North District Phase 2 is mostly complete with work expected to be wrapped up soon, said John Franklin, a project manager with the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction. The...
UC Riverside is going to Comic-Con. The UCR Library’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy will be represented on a panel at the annual San Diego gathering of comic book, genre, and pop culture professionals and fans. The event, which will be held July 24-27, drew over 135,000 attendees from around the world last year. Phoenix Alexander...
Eight UC Riverside assistant professors, whose research spans innovations in computer science to discoveries in Latin American history, have been awarded competitive 2025–26 Hellman Fellowships that support promising early-career faculty on the path to tenure. The Hellman Fellowship Program provides up to $30,000 in research support to full-time...
Highlander Farewells is a recurring feature spotlighting faculty and staff members who recently retired or are retiring soon. Learn more about the contributions of UCR colleagues with about 25 years or more of service in the short profiles that follow. Retirees with fewer years or who did not provide profile information are listed below. The list...
UC Riverside has begun construction of the SoCal OASIS Park™, a research and innovation hub near campus that represents a major step in promoting economic growth in Inland Southern California. Community and campus leaders celebrated the project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, June 23, at the 3.44-acre site on University Avenue near campus. The...
UC Riverside has been named one of the world’s top universities in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings released June 19. The campus placed No. 66 in the United States in the 20th edition of the rankings, published by higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds and posted at TopUniversities.com. Among the nation’s public...
UC Riverside students seeking careers in law can now get expert guidance to prepare for their academic path to law school and beyond. A new campus program offers students information, advising, and support on topics such as planning for law school, what field of law they might want to pursue, and even if the legal profession is right for them. The...
Walking through rows of citrus groves on a sunny April morning, about a dozen UC Riverside Dining Services employees picked fruit off trees and loaded it in crates into the bed of a truck. A little more than a month later at the Scoops Ice Cream shop at the HUB, Brian Alcantara, retail restaurant manager for HUB operations, ladled ice cream freshly...
