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Homecoming 2017 celebration

Homecoming 2018: Experience UCR

Invitations have been sent, fun activities are scheduled, and Scotty the Bear is ready to welcome thousands of alumni, family, students, and friends during the Nov. 16-17 celebrations. Homecoming is an opportunity for visitors to experience the university’s growth by participating in tours across campus, including science labs, the Botanic...

By | October 25, 2018 | University
Rochelle and Allison Campbell Hall

UCR recognizes longtime generosity of Campbell family with building renaming

The University Laboratory Building is being renamed the “Rochelle and Allison Campbell Hall”

By Sarah Nightingale | October 17, 2018 | University

Two-Minute Earthquake Drill Set for 10:18 a.m. on 10/18

Faculty, staff, and students on campus are gearing up to participate in the Great California ShakeOut

By Sarah Nightingale | October 12, 2018 | University

Arts patron and UCR supporter Henry Coil dies at 85

Henry W. Coil Jr., a Riverside native and community booster whose construction firm and personal giving preserved historic buildings, built multiple schools and strengthened programs for young people and the arts, died October 3, 2018 at the age of 85. “Henry is one of those rare individuals who not only...

By | October 4, 2018 | University

Full-campus effort invigorates transfer student recruitment

Early 2017 was a nervous time on the UC Riverside campus. In 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown negotiated with the University of California system a target of enrolling one new transfer student for every two new freshmen enrolled. By spring 2017, the governor put teeth in the mandate: he would...

By John Warren | October 3, 2018 | University
Mark Glassy's at UCR's library.

'Mark Glassy and Frankenstein: Men of Many Parts'

Mark Glassy ’78 has collected more than 100,000 science fiction items in nearly half a century. But the cancer researcher’s passion for the genre doesn’t end there. He also spends most of his evenings sculpting figurines that capture scenes from his favorite science fiction films, most notably “Frankenstein.” His science...

By | September 27, 2018 | University
UC Riverside CAMP students during the annual symposium in February at UC Irvine.

$4 million grant will study factors that lead to success for UC minority students in STEM disciplines

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to fund a program for minority students across nine University of California campuses. This NSF grant allows the Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, or CAMP, to continue supporting underrepresented students...

By | September 12, 2018 | University, Social Science / Education

UC Riverside registers greatest gain in U.S. News rankings

UC Riverside made larger gains than any university in the United States in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. UCR jumped 39 positions in the 2019 rankings, from No. 124 in 2018, to No. 85. UCR is ranked the No. 35 public university in the nation...

By John Warren | September 10, 2018 | University

UC Riverside receives Diversity Award

INSIGHT into Diversity recognition acknowledges recruitment, retention efforts for underrepresented, first-generation students and faculty

By John Warren | August 29, 2018 | University

UCR Arts exhibition examines architecture and painting

“Painting Architecture” will open at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts on Sept. 1

By Madeline Adamo | August 28, 2018 | University

UC Riverside among Washington Monthly’s Top 30

University achieves high marks for social mobility, research, and public service

By John Warren | August 28, 2018 | University

Building a stronger community through partnerships

UCR Extension's Kasey Wilson leads the way

By John Warren | August 21, 2018 | University
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Remembering John Frederick Baker

Chief engineer who oversaw the transition from the Holiday Inn to the UCR Extension Center passes away at age 86

By | August 14, 2018 | University

UCR ranks No. 32 on Money Magazine’s Best Colleges List

Annual rankings lend weight to six-year graduation rates among low-income, first-generation, and under-represented students

By John Warren | August 13, 2018 | University

More than books: discover UC Riverside’s Tomás Rivera Library

Puppets, art book collections, literature in various languages, and water faucets that date back to the 1950s

By | August 9, 2018 | University
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Winners of 2018 UCR Medallion, Alumni Awards of Distinction Announced

Recipients to be honored at Chancellor’s Dinner on Oct. 20

By | July 19, 2018 | University
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Expert available to comment on Mexico’s presidential election

UC Riverside’s Armando Navarro will travel to Mexico City in advance of the July 1 election to survey voters and visit polling places

By Tess Eyrich | June 28, 2018 | University

Brian Haynes to be appointed UCR Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Administrator is currently head of Student Affairs at Cal State San Bernardino

By John Warren | June 28, 2018 | University
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Brian Haynes to be appointed UCR Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Career Public University Administrator is Currently Head of Student Affairs at Cal State San Bernardino

By John Warren | June 28, 2018 | University
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ECS teacher Mamie White-Carter – ‘community treasure’- retires after 20 years

UCR faculty and staff recall the kindergarten teacher who stood up for education, and stood out for a generation of parents

By Madeline Adamo | June 27, 2018 | University
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