News Articles with Topic: Students

Students' summer impact

Summer break does not translate into idle hours for these three UC Riverside students. For Bela Mendoza, a three-month summer internship with Riverside’s Operation SafeHouse, a youth emergency shelter, has given her an inside look at how to make a bigger — and more positive — impact in the lives...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 28, 2019 | Students

Roseanne Carmen Rosenthal at UC Riverside on July 31, 2019. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Earning her chances

Roseanne Carmen Rosenthal’s latest achievements have come by chance — or at least that’s what she thinks. But luck alone doesn’t account for the seven courses she took during spring quarter in order to complete her bachelor’s degree — and the 3.36 GPA she earned doing it — while also...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | August 9, 2019 | Students

Out of this world: An alumna’s dream comes true

Brittany Seto ’16, who studied computer science at UC Riverside, interned at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where a record number of UCR undergraduates are spending the summer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | August 6, 2019 | Science / Technology, Students

Student Shoutout: From summer memories to favorite classes

Temperatures are rising and UCR students are dreaming of vacations.

By UCR News | July 9, 2019 | Students

Three UCR students received the 2019 Goldwater Scholarship

Three students receive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships

Another seven students also received prestigious honors.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | July 3, 2019 | Students

Collage of three UCR 2019 graduates heading to the workforce.

Grads and jobs: It pays to stay local

A UCR report finds more than 80% of graduates start their careers in California.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 19, 2019 | Students

Student graduation 2019

UC Riverside enrolls second-highest rate of first-generation freshmen in UC system

A systemwide initiative was launched in 2016 to increase support for these students.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 19, 2019 | Students

Two grad students win nearly $100,000 in fellowship awards

First-generation college students in sociology and education received the Ford Foundation awards to support their research

By Tess Eyrich | June 18, 2019 | Students, Social Science / Education

Alex Ukpong standing by the Glen Mor apartment door.

Networking in life and business

This Nigeria native came to UC Riverside ready to make friends and learn about finance.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 5, 2019 | Students

From juvenile detention to college graduation

A felony conviction gave Ramón Leija the determination to turn his life around.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 28, 2019 | Students

On the front line of medicine

Medical school graduate Hurnan Vongsachang will start her residency in emergency medicine this summer

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 28, 2019 | Students, Health

For the love of caterpillars

A first-generation student’s journey into entomology.

By Jules Bernstein | May 28, 2019 | Students

Commencement 2019 group image2

A ‘pivotal time in their lives’

Nearly 6,000 students are eligible to graduate this year, with ceremonies running from May 31- June 17.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 28, 2019 | Students

Chiamaka Offorjebe

‘A closed mouth doesn’t get fed’

This future PepsiCo associate was raised without her parents since the age of 9. Her resiliency transformed into grit

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 28, 2019 | Students

Yasamin Bolourian

A winding road to studying autism

Yasamin Bolourian pursued a doctorate in special education due to a passion for helping families.

By Imran Ghori | May 28, 2019 | Students

'Falling out of love' led to record-breaking tennis career

A shift from soccer to tennis jostled Kyle McCann's Irish footballer-father, but a storied UCR career affirms it was the right move.

By J.D. Warren | May 28, 2019 | Students

Alejandro De Santiago Perez

Computers, nematodes, and curiosity

Alejandro De Santiago Perez wants more lab experience before pursuing a doctorate in bioinformatics.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 28, 2019 | Students

Pushing back against poverty

Mark Sebarrotin said UCR was his shot at the California dream; now, he wants to help others achieve their dream, too.

By Tess Eyrich | May 28, 2019 | Students

Andrea Cruz Castillo with her children

Engineering her family's future

Andrea Cruz Castillo pushed through self-doubt and maternal guilt to launch a career in data administration and database management

By Holly Ober | May 28, 2019 | Students

Connecting through culture

This psychology major from Dubai made it her mission to connect local and international students.

By Madeline Adamo | May 28, 2019 | Students