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U.S. News 2023 college rankings are out, and UCR surges

Once again, U.S. News & World Report has named UC Riverside the No. 2 university in the nation for social mobility. UCR also climbed 13 spots in the overall rankings, to No. 76 among the top 435 private and public universities. This is the second consecutive year that UCR has...

By J.D. Warren | September 17, 2023 | University
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Grant will fund study of link between LGBTQ youth homelessness and extended family support

A National Science Foundation grant helps researchers track 83 participants in the Inland Empire and South Texas.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 14, 2023 | Social Science / Education
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Civil War provision applies to Trump candidacy, expert agrees

A journal article forthcoming from the University of Pennsylvania Law Review from two conservative constitutional law experts asserts that Donald Trump's attempts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential election disqualify him from running for president. They cite the 14th Amendment, section three, which was adopted post-Civil War following...

By J.D. Warren | August 23, 2023 | Social Science / Education
“QTR: A Journal of Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion.”

New journal on religion, gender, and sexuality

UCR professor to co-edit “QTR,” is a fee-free, open access journal supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and Duke University Press.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 21, 2023 | Social Science / Education
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Q&A: What does the end of affirmative action mean for UCR?

Emily D. Engelschall, associate vice chancellor of enrollment services, offers insight.

By UCR News | July 5, 2023 | University
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UCR remains staunchly committed to educating a diverse student body

University of California, Riverside, leaders and scholars have made the following statements in response to the 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the use of race, or affirmative action, in college and university admissions: Kim A. Wilcox, UCR chancellor: “We can be certain that diversity is and will...

By UCR News | June 29, 2023 | Social Science / Education, University
History professor Steven Hackel is the lead curator of the new exhibition at Mission San Gabriel Museum in San Gabriel. He walked through the exhibition installation on May 26, 2023. (UCR/Stan Lim)

New, untold history of Indigenous people is now part of revamped Mission San Gabriel Museum exhibition 

History professor Steven Hackel is the exhibition’s lead curator. The museum’s galleries now offer a more comprehensive history surrounding the Catholic mission’s life with the help of baptismal records, textiles, baskets, paintings, and audio recordings.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 22, 2023 | Arts / Culture
"David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration & Friendship” exhibition opens in September 2023. (UCR/UCR ARTS)

Grant supports African American art exhibition at UCR ARTS

Teiger Foundation funds will support ‘David C. Driskell & Friends,’ which opens in September.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 15, 2023 | Arts / Culture
UCR Orchestra will perform this weekend with soprano Patricia Caicedo. The concerts feature Spanish and Latin American music. (UCR)

Classical repertoire celebrates Spanish, Latin American music

UC Riverside’s Orchestra has weekend performances focusing on Spanish and Latin American music, featuring soprano Patricia Caicedo. The May 20-21 concerts called “Canción con todos” (“A Song With Everyone”) are open to the public. General entrance tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and students; and $6 for children. Performances will...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 16, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Ernest "Ernie" García, pictured here on September 29, 2016. He is UCR's first Hispanic graduate. Beside being a lifelong educator, he was an arts advocate. García helped spearhead San Bernardino's Garcia Center for the Arts. (Photo by Stan Lim/Digital First Media/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images)

Ernest "Ernie" García, UCR’s first Hispanic graduate, dies

García, class of 1955, made positive impacts as an educator and as an arts lover.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 10, 2023 | University
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Older adults are more easily distracted

While engaged in a physical task requiring effort, such as driving a car or carrying grocery bags, older adults are more likely than younger adults to be distracted by items irrelevant to the task at hand, a University of California, Riverside, study reports. The study assessed the interaction between physical...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 10, 2023 | Social Science / Education
Jalondra Davis, UC Riverside’s mermaid expert. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Black mermaids, history, and spirituality

Jalondra Davis, UC Riverside’s mermaid expert, speaks on the upcoming film “The Little Mermaid,” Black mermaid lore, and the historical components of this sea goddess.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 8, 2023 | Arts / Culture
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Stu Krieger publishes new book, ‘Raft’

It’s a laugh-out-loud fictional novel about a family with a patriarch that suddenly woke up in the body of a penguin.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 25, 2023 | Arts / Culture
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UC Riverside faculty and alumni at this year’s LA Times Festival of Books

This year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the annual literary event in Los Angeles, includes a stellar lineup of UC Riverside authors. UCR faculty and alumni will be participating in this literary festival, which takes place at the University of Southern California April 22-23. More than 500 authors, poets...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 21, 2023 | Arts / Culture
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Boozing while breastfeeding impacts health of newborns

Studies have shown that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can alter the brain and behavioral development of gestating offspring. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises against maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and state that there is no known safe level of consumption. What are the consequences, however, of...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | April 19, 2023 | Health
UCR's Inland Empire Labor and Community Research Center

New center to study labor issues in the Inland Empire

Inland Empire Labor and Community Research Center at UC Riverside is one of five UC centers meant to advance timely labor research.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 17, 2023 | University
Simon Tam- group photo of The Slants band. (Photo courtesy of Simon Tam)

Free concert launches Dean’s Speaker Series at UC Riverside 

Among other events, the series features Simon Tam, an author, musician, and activist who won a landmark Supreme Court case in 2017.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 13, 2023 | University
Ethan Castro, co-founder and CTE of EDGE Sound Research, works in his Riverside lab on Thursday, February 2, 2023. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Why the NBA is seeking technology built by UCR students and alumni

EDGE Sound Research, co-founded by a student and an alum, was one of seven companies from around the world selected for the NBA Launchpad program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 21, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Kathryn Poindexter-Akers looks at the wall layout at the California Museum of Photography on March 7, 2023. (UCR/Sandra Baltazar Martínez)

California Museum of Photography turns 50

The California Museum of Photography has been documenting history, art, and community for 50 years. Its collection of cameras, photographs, and art will be on display at “CMP at 50,” a five-month celebration that kicks off Saturday, March 18, 2023. The anniversary reception is set for April 15, 6 p.m...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 13, 2023 | Arts / Culture
Myisha Cherry, assistant professor of philosophy at UC Riverside.

UCR professor launches Emotion and Society Lab

New lab is a multi-disciplinary effort that involves faculty from around the world.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 9, 2023 | Social Science / Education
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