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The Last Manhunt- image courtesy of Jason Momoa

UCR professor is historical consultant to Jason Momoa’s new film ‘The Last Manhunt’

Saban Films just secured worldwide distribution rights to the movie shot in Banning and Joshua Tree.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 30, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Abortion-rights activists Carrie McDonald (C) and Soraya Bata react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erases a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

‘I am the product of rape. Here’s why I support abortion rights’

Victoria Reyes, an assistant professor of gender and sexuality studies at UCR, speaks from personal experience in this Q&A.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 24, 2022 | Social Science / Education
“Celebrating our Constellation: UCR + RCC + AB Miller” event brought together a group of 43 Black and Latinx students from UCR, Riverside City College in Riverside, and A.B. Miller High School in Fontana on April 30, 2022. (UCR/Ryan Poon)

Creating dance opportunities and careers for Inland Empire youth

Inaugural “Celebrating our Constellation: UCR + RCC + AB Miller” event brought together UCR, Riverside City College, and AB Miller High School students.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 22, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Azalea Corral, 22, double majoring in anthropology and Latin American studies. (UCR/Stan Lim)

A drunk driver killed her parents. Now she’s graduating to honor them

Azalea Corral has a family photo that shows her three younger siblings and parents smiling together against a Santa Barbara countryside backdrop. It was taken on February 8, 2020 — the last time they would pose together for a photo. The following day, both her parents succumbed to bodily injuries...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 26, 2022 | University
Black and white photo of the "Club Filarmónico Mexicano-Pueblo Colo." band. This photo is courtesy of the “Soundscapes of the People: A Musical Ethnography of Pueblo, Colorado” research.

NEH grant helps research Pueblo, Colorado’s music history 

Xóchitl C. Chávez, assistant professor of music at UCR, is a co-principal investigator.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 18, 2022 | Arts / Culture
The Anxiety of Laughing- poster

‘The Anxiety of Laughing’ will be screened at Dances With Films festival in June

The film was directed by UCR Professor Robin Uriel Russin and written by UCR alum Andrew Justvig.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 12, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Amir Zaki, UC Riverside professor with the Department of Art. (Photo courtesy of Amir Zaki)

Amir Zaki publishes 23 years of photography in new monograph, ‘Building+Becoming’ 

The book weaves stories that capture both nature and architecture. It goes on sale on April 26

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 20, 2022 | Arts / Culture
UC Riverside faculty, staff, and alumni at the LA Times Festival of Books.

UCR faculty, staff, and alumni will be at the LA Times Festival of Books

This year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books includes a UC Riverside star-studded lineup. Nineteen UCR faculty, staff, and alumni will be participating in this annual literary event that takes place at the University of Southern California. More than 550 authors, poets, artists, chefs, celebrities, and musicians will gather on...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 20, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke’s new book, “Look at This Blue,” is set to release on March 29 by Coffee House Press. (UCR/Stan Lim)

New book by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, ‘Look at This Blue,’ is a tough love letter to California 

Poetry collection captures the author's own life, as well as many of the golden state’s overlooked truths: genocide, environmental degradation, and climate change.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 24, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Candelas Guitars- Las Fotos Project 2021. Photo by Rocio Hernandez

Boyle Heights: Cemented in history

Capturing the essence of a place requires more than time. It requires confianza. Trust. That’s why for more than a year a team co-led by a UC Riverside cultural and urban historian interviewed, researched, and documented the lives of Boyle Heights residents — all in the midst of the COVID-19...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 21, 2022 | Arts / Culture, Social Science / Education
UCR Distinguished Professor Susan Straight in her front yard with her dog Angel on July 27, 2020, in Riverside. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Susan Straight releases new novel, ‘Mecca’   

Set in the Inland Empire, her tenth novel, weaves together people, history, and scenery.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 15, 2022 | Arts / Culture
UC Riverside's Graduate Division winner, Claire Whitaker on March 3, 2022. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Fruit fungus for the win at Grad Slam

UC Riverside’s winner, Claire Whitaker, moves onto the UC-level competition in May.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 11, 2022 | Students
UCR Arts receives American Alliance of Museums accreditation

UCR Arts receives American Alliance of Museums accreditation

AAM is the fields’ gold standard for museum excellence.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 7, 2022 | University
John Jennings-CSP and ASP 50th anniversaries illustration

50 years of Black and Chicano/Latino histories at UCR

African Student Programs, Chicano Student Programs celebrate a milestone on campus. At the center of it is student success.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 23, 2022 | University
Community college transfer students accepted to UCR can now apply for a summer research internship and receive a $5,000 stipend. (UCR/Stan Lim)

UCR offers new research internship for community college transfers

Grant-funded program includes a $5,000 stipend for participants.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 17, 2022 | University

Sandra Cisneros, Linda Hogan, and Ishmael Reed to be honored during Writers Week

The free festival, in its 45th year, will be held virtually.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 9, 2022 | Arts / Culture

Four professors receive $270K in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities

The awards will allow for book projects and innovative curriculum development.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 8, 2022 | University
UC Riverside is one of 45 California colleges and universities participating in the newly launched #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program. (File photo, UCR/Stan Lim)

$4.8 million grant to benefit students, support community service projects

UCR is one of 45 colleges and universities participating in this statewide program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 3, 2022 | University
Christina Fernandez, "Starline Fashion," 2000, from the series Manuela S-T-I-T-C-H-E-D. Photo courtesy of the artist and Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles.

UCR ARTS awarded National Endowment for the Arts grant

The grant will support “Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures,” an exhibition opening in fall 2022.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 11, 2022 | Arts / Culture
Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon (UCR/Stan Lim)

Music lecturer recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts

For the past 20 years Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon has been teaching Filipino rondalla music at UCR.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 3, 2021 | Arts / Culture
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