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Deadline to provide vaccination proof is Aug. 16

Aug. 16 is the deadline for UC Riverside employees and students to upload vaccination records for fall 2021. The announcement was made in a July 16 message from Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox to the campus community. Previously, the UC system announced its SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program requiring vaccinations in order...

By John Warren | July 20, 2021 | University, Students, Health
Mahmood Shaheen and Nathaniel Ortiz sit with Scotty before a commencement ceremony

Chance meeting spawned a tech startup for these engineering students

Friends Mahmood Shaheen and Nathaniel Ortiz are taking recycling to the next level

By Holly Ober | June 25, 2021 | Students, Science / Technology
Class of 2020 and 2021 graduates on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (UCR/Stan Lim)

‘Closure’ for 2020 and 2021 graduates

Nearly 4,500 students participated in modified in-person commencement ceremonies.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 16, 2021 | Students
Underground Scholars Initiative logo

Grants support programming for Underground Scholars Initiative

The money comes from UC Berkeley’s Underground Scholars, via grants from the Andrew Mellon and Crankstart foundations to support the expansion of the Underground Scholars model UC-wide.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 25, 2021 | Students

Veteran and community college transfer student heads to UCLA for graduate studies

When he joined the U.S. Navy in 2010, Mychal Valle didn’t think he would ever return to school. After all, he got to work on new radar technologies in the navy and got recognized for writing technical manuals. But by the time he left the navy in 2016, Valle’s service...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | May 24, 2021 | Students
Deidre Reyes, 46, holds a family photo with her mother, Sally Reyes, 71, during a visit to her home in Los Angeles on March 24, 2021. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Her mother grew up with no shoes. She's about to become a master’s scholar

Growing up in South Central L.A. meant ditching school, becoming a teen mom, and wrestling with her identity as an Afro-Latina — experiences that made this UCR student want to major in public policy.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 8, 2021 | Students
A Ramadan meal

Ramadan in the time of COVID-19

The pandemic has forced smaller gatherings, but students have still found an opportunity for reflection and family time.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 8, 2021 | Students
Annette Vazquez

COVID-19 expressions in video, art, poetry

A history assignment gave UCR students an opportunity to capture their lives during the pandemic.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 28, 2021 | Students
Children painting the Free Little Pantry on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Oban Family Housing. (UCR/Stan Lim)

‘Little Free Pantry’ now available to student parents at Oban Family Housing

Students with families living at UC Riverside's Oban Family Housing now have access to a small pantry at any time of the day. Small hand sanitizers, canned veggies, coffee, and other nonperishable food items sit inside the Little Free Pantry, a roughly 2-foot-by-1.5-foot wooden miniature shed-shaped case inspired by the...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 17, 2021 | Students
A family cheers on their graduate at the UCR RAZA Graduation ceremony in 2019

UC Riverside reaches 77.3% for six-year graduation rate

UC Riverside’s six-year graduation rate — considered a leading measure of higher education excellence — has realized a new record. According to new numbers from UCR’s Office of Institutional Research, among freshmen who entered UCR in 2014, 77.3% graduated by 2020. That breaks the previous record of 76%, set last...

By John Warren | March 10, 2021 | University, Students
New study: “Advancing Equity for Undocumented Students and Students from Mixed-Status Families at the University of California"

UC systemwide survey reveals disparities among undocumented students

Findings include greater instances of depression, financial instability, and lower grade point averages.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 1, 2021 | Social Science / Education, Students
Campus Collective

Mentoring by text message

UCR’s Campus Collective has more than 2,000 mentees in four months.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 2, 2021 | University, Students
Marjorie Serrano, 18, left, and Miezue Primo, 18, show off their pain night creations as they interact with their resident advisor, Thomas Valenzuela, through Zoom at Pentland Hills Residence Hall on October 12, 2020. (UCR/Stan Lim)

First-year students: Making ‘the best out of this situation’

Resident advisors are creating ways to remain virtually connected while building a sense of community with first-year students in campus housing.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 18, 2020 | Students
ennifer Guerra, 26, picked up a holiday care package from Guardian Scholars on Monday, December 14, 2020 at UC Riverside. (UCR/Stan Lim)

A different type of holiday party for Guardian Scholars

The program works to make the holidays special for foster youth, despite the pandemic’s challenges.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 16, 2020 | Students
UC DACA supporters

Another opportunity for DACA students

On Dec. 4, a federal judge restored the rights afforded undocumented immigrants eligible for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. The program was established within the Department of Homeland Security in 2012 to grant work permits and protection from deportation to young people brought to the...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez and John Warren | December 9, 2020 | Students
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'I know that we're going to get through it'

As election day morphs into election days, UC Riverside’s students are like voters red and blue alike: seeking comfort where they can find it. “I think everyone wanted a definite result. We did not get that,” said political scientist Shaun Bowler. In a Zoom session on Wednesday morning, more than...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez and John Warren | November 5, 2020 | Students, University
genomics

Raising the bar through authentic research

Boil the water, add the ingredients, stir. The instructions given in undergraduate science labs can feel a bit like making ramen noodles. “Lab courses that accompany many large science undergraduate lectures often adopt a cookbook-type approach, where students follow a series of instructions in a stepwise process without really understanding...

By Sarah Nightingale | October 28, 2020 | Social Science / Education, Science / Technology, Students
Isgouhi Kaloshian, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nematology, left, Katherine A. Borkovich, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology inside a COVID-19 testing lab

In-house coronavirus testing draws attention of SoCal media

Two weeks into the fall quarter, frequent testing is running smoothly and expected to serve more shortly

By Madeline Adamo | October 14, 2020 | Students

Student services – virtual style

UCR welcomes students with an assortment of digital programming and support services.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | October 2, 2020 | Students
Doctoral student William Madrigal Jr., member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians, has been teaching three of the four classes since their inception in winter 2018. (UCR/Stan Lim)

UCR offers the first Cahuilla language course in UC system

Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 18, 2020 | Students
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