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Mathematizing keloid scars gets UCR 3rd at UC Grad Slam

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...

By Malinn Loeung | May 8, 2025 | Students, University, Science / Technology

Superbugs, Indigenous video games, and tipping dilemmas

On April 11, nine UC Riverside graduate students presented their research at the 11th annual UCR Grad Slam Final for a chance at $5,000. The event was hosted by UCR’s Grad Division and was held on campus at the School of Business. Grad Slam is a University of California-wide speaking...

By Malinn Loeung | April 16, 2025 | Students, University

UCR launches site to match students with scholarships

UCR recently launched Scholarship Universe, a platform that analyzes a student’s academic history and interests to match them with relevant awards. The tool was made possible through a partnership with UCR’s Office of Financial Aid, University Advancement, and Information Technology Solutions.

By Malinn Loeung | April 8, 2025 | Students, University
Ronald Neumann with UCR students

Public policy students explore world of diplomacy 

For one whirlwind week in Washington, D.C., a select group of 18 UC Riverside public policy students found themselves in the thick of global affairs—learning firsthand how the gears of diplomacy turn in the nation’s capital. This opportunity came through the launch this academic year of the Robert Heath Global...

By David Danelski | April 1, 2025 | Social Science / Education, Students, University
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UC Riverside sees surge in college applicants

More prospective students sought admission to UC Riverside this school year than ever before. The number of applicants to be first-year students for fall 2025 surged by 23.2%, reaching a record 70,578, according to data released by the UC Office of the President. This increase from the year before follows...

By David Danelski | February 19, 2025 | University, Students, Social Science / Education

Romance at a hackathon

It all started when computer science majors Siena Ha and Nate Brennan arrived late to UC Riverside’s Highlander Orientation in the summer of 2018. They quietly walked into Bourns Hall minutes apart, taking seats in the back to minimize the disruption and finding themselves sitting beside each other. “It was...

By Malinn Loeung | February 12, 2025 | Students, Science / Technology
Students, staff, and community cutting ribbon for R'Pantry truck donation.

R’Pantry celebrates 10 years with a party and fancy new ride

About 600 UC Riverside students, faculty, staff, and community organizers attended the 10-year-anniversary celebration for Basic Needs R’Pantry on Jan. 30. The four-hour event included speeches, recognitions, and a ribbon cutting for a recently donated delivery truck packed with pantry essentials. Since 2015, R’Pantry has provided free non-perishable food, personal...

By Malinn Loeung | February 7, 2025 | Students, University
Latina students

Latina college students lost ground after the pandemic

Family obligations contributed to a disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic performances of UCR Latina students, a UCR study study has found.

By David Danelski | February 5, 2025 | Social Science / Education, Students, University
Joshua Tejada with his parents and sister.

UCR alum creates endowment for students experiencing tragedy

To honor his parents' legacy and help other CNAS students who experience a similar life-altering tragedy during the course of their studies, UCR alum Joshua Tejada has established an endowment through the Mi Doctora Foundation.

By Laura Ferreiro | February 5, 2025 | Students
Winston Chung Hall at the Bourns College of Engineering

Bourns doctoral students earn research awards

One is harnessing the power of yeast. Another is profiling maliciousness. A third is using electromagnetic levitation to create new metal alloys. Sci-fi characters? No. Award-winning doctoral students? Yes! They’re three doctoral candidates from UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, and they’ve each been awarded a $15,000...

By Malinn Loeung | January 22, 2025 | Students, Science / Technology
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Get to know UCR’s National Society of Black Engineers Chapter

After a busy year of accomplishments, UC Riverside’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, or NSBE, was voted 2024’s Outstanding Student Organization of the Year and Social Justice Activists of the Year. This marks the second time UCR’s Student Life office has recognized NSBE in four years. NSBE...

By Malinn Loeung | December 20, 2024 | Students, Science / Technology

Reestablishing UCR’s API Alumni Network

After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.

By Malinn Loeung | November 27, 2024 | Students, University
Military at ship control panels

Undergrad student veteran starts career with NAVSEA

UC Riverside undergraduate Jacob Bradfield shares a connection with UCR’s first student, Jim McMillin, who was admitted 70 years ago. They were both student veterans and entered UCR after serving in the United States Navy. The day after McMillin was released from the Navy in 1954, he shook hands with...

By Malinn Loeung | November 11, 2024 | Students

UCR's first undergrad McNair Scholars complete summer research

Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program honors pioneering Black astronaut Ronald E. McNair. It aims to increase doctoral...

By Malinn Loeung | October 29, 2024 | Students
Scotty in front of the UCR Bell Tower

Back to School: UCR Welcome Week 2024

All UC Riverside Highlanders are invited to celebrate the start of our 2024-25 academic year with a ton of fun and informative events hosted by various campus partners. This is a great time to discover new resources, explore the campus, and make new friends.

By Malinn Loeung | September 18, 2024 | Students
Student and staff mentor hugging

Celebrating UCR’s Class of 2024

Rewind four years ago when most of this graduating class of collegians were seniors in high school and you’ll be reminded of bittersweet Zoom commencement ceremonies where graduates huddled around a screen to not get their diplomas or shake hands with their principals or hug their classmates. Instead, they sat...

By Malinn Loeung | June 3, 2024 | Students, University

UCR’s ‘Dragalicious Drag Ball XX’ features iconic gender-bending celebrities

Student drag royalty sass the runway w/ Shakina Nayfack and Mayhem Miller

By Malinn Loeung | May 14, 2024 | Students

Countdown to Commencement 2024

The University of California, Riverside’s class of 2024 will once again commence at one of two locations. Graduating seniors obtaining their M.D., Ph.D., and M.F.A. degrees will celebrate on campus at UC Riverside’s Student Recreation Center, or SRC. All other degrees and credentials will be celebrated off-campus at Toyota Arena...

By Malinn Loeung | May 6, 2024 | Students, University
Disney Imagineer R'Course students

From Disney make-believe to reality

A Highlander’s wish of teaching a R’Course about Disneyland rides comes true

By Malinn Loeung | April 10, 2024 | Students, University
Passport on a suitcase

Have career goals. Will travel.

Recent graduates Jacqueline Aguirre De La O and Kathy Chacon are representing UCR, Latina women, and the Inland Empire on their international career journeys.

By Sarah Nightingale | April 4, 2024 | Students, University
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