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“With 91.9 KVCR News, I'm Allison Wang,” came the voice over the radio waves. Wang’s voice emanated confidence as she announced the start of a segment on the San Bernardino-based public radio station. But Wang isn’t a professional radio journalist. She’s a KVCR intern, a UCR student, and, for the...
UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2025 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, June 2. The campus ranked No. 268 out of 21,462. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 82, the same position as last year. For the U.S. and Canada it was No...
At any given time, our camera rolls are packed with tons of pictures. So, when we asked students from the UC Riverside Class of 2025 to look back at their photo galleries and find memorable moments captured during their entire university journey, we knew we were asking a lot of...
By donating to campus funds through the class gift campaign, graduating UCR students can receive a blue-and-gold philanthropy cord to wear at commencement.
Replanting forests can cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total effect won’t cancel out human-generated warming.
The University of California, Riverside’s class of 2025 will once again commence at one of two locations. Graduating seniors obtaining their M.D., Ph.D., and M.F.A. will celebrate on campus at UCR’s Student Recreation Center, or SRC. All other degrees and credentials will be celebrated off campus at Toyota Arena in...
UC Riverside researchers find harmful metals in u-cigarettes’ liquids and aerosols
This spring is filled with live events from the UC Riverside Department of Music. The series will showcase the talents of UCR students and feature everything from Dvořák’s popular “New World Symphony” to chorale music from Japan and West Africa.
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D. announced on Wednesday, May 28 the selection of S. Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, as UC Riverside’s next chancellor. The UC Board of Regents approved the appointment during a special meeting held...
A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals. The study found that use of the app—called Dropcountr—reduced average household water use by...
UC Riverside biomedical scientists discuss the causes, consequences, and public health challenges of measles
Study shows how turf algae undermine kelp forest recovery
UCR graduate student Donald Zárate is a U.S. Army Reservist and a committed community volunteer.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major public health efforts to reduce infection rates and mitigate serious health effects of the disease through promotion of behavior such as getting vaccinated and wearing masks. An obstacle was the broad and rapid spread of misinformation about the coronavirus that causes the illness...
UC Riverside scholars highlight how proposed federal reductions could strip coverage and care from millions
Riverside County celebrates the 50th year of Box Springs Mountain Park, an ecological preserve saved from development by community effort.
Courtesy of UC Riverside, biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants and other information at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code.
Addressing a critical teacher shortage, UC Riverside has partnered with the San Bernardino City Unified School District to launch a new teacher residency program that fully covers tuition, provides living stipends, and guarantees teaching jobs for successful participants. The program, which began recruiting students this spring, is open to candidates...
A grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will allow UCR researchers to address one of physics' most complex mysteries - the process by which light transfers energy through materials.
On April 29, UC Riverside doctoral candidate Angeliz Vargas Casillas placed third in the 2025 UC Grad Slam, an annual competition challenging graduate students from the 10 UC campuses to effectively pitch their years-long Ph.D. research ... within three minutes ... using one single presentation slide. Gulp. The competition took...
