
Student services – virtual style
UCR welcomes students with an assortment of digital programming and support services.

A quieter campus greets the start of the school year
Classes start Thursday at UC Riverside, in a manner unprecedented in the university’s history. Almost all its students will be participating in remote instruction, a decision announced on June 17. For the UCR community, the decision was reinforced when other universities opened this fall for in-person instruction, with a rampant...

UCR continues to build a robust remote learning environment for students and faculty
Richard Edwards, director of XCITE, shares how UCR has met the challenges of remote learning and the new technologies adopted over the last six months

Summer internships — from home
These UCR students aren’t letting a pandemic stop their personal and professional development.

Faculty member pens book to help researchers work ‘Online, Offline, and In Between’
Work includes field notes and observations of in-person and virtual research.

Pandemic driving reductions won't reduce greenhouse gas emissions much
Economists find commuting is the only driving category to remain diminished

Creating Through Crises
Fifteen UCR faculty members and staff offer tips on keeping a creative spirit in the age of COVID-19
University Extension receives federal grant to help train the local labor force
The United States Department of Labor has awarded nearly $1 million to UC Riverside’s University Extension to help train the Southern California’s labor force. The four-year grant known as “Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap” will allow the University Extension to work with businesses in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Los...

UCR freshmen admissions for fall 2020 up 17%
UCR admissions up 17% for fall 2020, with gains among underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income students.

A look at graduation celebrations — at home
Photos show how two students commemorated their undergraduate journeys.

Graduation with a global perspective
An international education was key for these UCR students’ futures.