Content Tagged with: undergraduates

Spring Splash makes big waves

More than 8,500 students attended the 2026 Spring Splash concert Saturday, May 2, making it the largest attendance since the annual event returned after COVID. Hosted by the Associated Students Program Board, the event is one of the biggest of the year for undergraduate students. Held at the lawn near the UCR Bell Tower, this year’s concert...

By UCR News |

Student wins Strauss Scholarship for project tackling extreme heat

UC Riverside student Sneha Ahuja is one of 12 recipients of the 2026-2027 A. Strauss Scholarship for a project addressing extreme heat through public health efforts. The Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation provides up to $15,000 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors to fund public service projects they proposed...

By Imran Ghori |

Sophomore Inchara Jagadeesh awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Physics major recognized for cosmology research and exceptional promise as a future scientific leader

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

From diagnosis to discovery: Marin Furukuwa’s journey through epilepsy research

Undergraduate’s internship experience fueled her passion for neuroscience and healthcare

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Sophomore wins UCR neuroscience award

The Austin and Helen Riesen Neuroscience Award is given to the top undergraduate student in the neuroscience program

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Undergraduate wins UC Graduate Deans’ Leadership and Research Award

Budding neuroscientist Erik Hakopian provided academic mentorship to UCR students

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Reaching for the stars

A new astronomy course at UC Riverside offers undergraduates hands-on use of a telescope

By Iqbal Pittalwala |