
New poetry collection explores life’s questions, great and small
RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( www.ucr.edu) — How do you encapsulate several decades of your life? That was the question for Maurya Simon, professor emerita in the Department of Creative Writing and professor of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Riverside, while putting together her newest book, “ The Wilderness...

A mother’s greatest nightmare: Susan Straight broaches school shootings
As of March 8, there have been 14 school shootings so far this year. Since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., 756 copycat threats have been made targeting schools across the country. For author Susan Straight — and many others around the nation...

Inspired by ‘Get Out,’ UCR professor launches course on Afrofuturism and horror
Class based on the Oscar-nominated film will see students map out their own versions of the “sunken place” in lieu of a final exam

Research suggests Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ produced rare shift in public opinion
Far from its intended effect, the ban generated public opposition to the policy, according to a study co-authored by UCR’s Loren Collingwood