“I have been through a few challenges in my life, but with the support of this school and Guardian Scholars, I have achieved more than I ever thought I would.” - Brandy Renee Taylor

Sergio Garcia will do research during the winter quarter on a particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider

The bedroom he shared with his parents and three siblings included a bunk bed, a queen bed, two wardrobes, and a narrow wooden table that served as his desk. That bedroom was where Alejandro Quiñones lived through middle school and high school with his family. Quiñones, 21, now a senior biology and pre-med major at UC Riverside, focused on school –...

The University of California, Riverside’s Early Childhood Services center received a four-year grant from the United States Department of Education to provide low income undergraduate students with childcare assistance. The reauthorized $1.4 million grant will give these student parents a financial breather while they balance parenting and college...

Fulbright Scholar Roberto Rivera looks to Jamaica as a model of restorative justice

A decade ago, Tuppett Yates, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, launched the Guardian Scholars Program in the hopes of creating a support system for students who grew up in foster care. Beginning with four students who were provided $500 scholarships during the 2008-2009 academic year, the Guardian Scholars...

The award-winning program returns for its eighth year in January

Marlen Ríos-Hernández takes a scholarly approach to the mosh pit

UC Riverside expands its presence in California’s capital

Leadership-in-action competition yields prizewinning strategies for increasing Hispanic leadership in engineering

Edgar Ortega overcame language barriers, injuries in effort to help his new community as a doctor

Shannon Sweitzer carries life lessons from her father during UCR journey

UC Riverside's best and brightest will go head to head during annual Grad Slam finals event, held at the Culver Center

Running Feb. 3 through Dec. 30, 2018, the show features a selection of Mesoamerican artifacts on public display for the very first time