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The Associated Students of UCR passed a resolution last night calling for divestment from Israel. This resolution runs counter to UC Riverside’s longstanding position and practices, does not align with the university’s views, and does not affect the investment practices of the university. We strongly oppose this action and believe...

Two University of California, Riverside undergraduate students have been named 2024’s Mentor of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters, or BBBS, of the Orange County and the Inland Empire region. This annual announcement honors individuals who demonstrate how mentoring relationships help mentees — or “Littles,” achieve their biggest possible...

UC Riverside is among the top Fulbright scholar-producing universities in 2023-24, according to an announcement this week by the U.S. State Department. UCR also has the most Fulbright faculty recipients of any University of California campus for 2023-24. The Fulbright Program, founded in 1946, includes a monetary award from the...

Cheech Marin, the popular actor, cultural icon, and arts advocate, will receive UC Riverside’s highest honor at the university’s new annual gala event. Marin will receive the UCR Medallion in recognition of his contributions that led to the creation of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in...

An alumnus and his family establish a fund that supports professors, scholarships, fellowships, research, equipment, and other STEM-related initiatives at UCR.

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UC Riverside has released its enrollment numbers for fall 2023, showing a total student population of 26,426. It is an increase of more than 5,000 students from 10 years ago, when UC Riverside had 21,285 students. In the past 25 years, campus enrollment has more than doubled. Fall 2022 enrollment...

Michael Barbaro, host of the popular New York Times podcast “The Daily,” will be the speaker at the 55th Annual Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture. The event is free and open to the public, and will be Monday, March 4 at 6 p.m. in the University Theatre on the UC Riverside campus...

Robert Rosenthal, a father of meta-analysis who was named one of the 20th century's top 100 psychologists, died Jan. 5 at 90. Twenty-five years ago, following his retirement from Harvard University, Rosenthal joined the UC Riverside faculty. He was named a University Professor in 2008 by the University of California...

UC Riverside has received the 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement. The announcement was made Jan. 8 by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The designation recognizes UCR’s strong community-engaged research, as well as collaborations with area schools, non-profit organizations, businesses...

UC Riverside joined the Big Leagues of United States research universities – the Association of American Universities — in 2023 and, out of the gate, the headlines on UCR’s news pages affirmed why it was invited to join. As we draw the curtain on the calendar year, here’s a “Top...

The incoming freshmen class at UC Riverside – and all students across the nation – will for the first time fill out a significantly revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, form. The FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 (https://studentaid.gov/help-center/answers/article/fafsa-simplification-act) goes into effect for the 2024-25 school year, which...

A groups of UCR undergraduate students design and build from the ground up a showcase house that will use solar electricity so wisely it doesn’t need to be connected to the grid.

Time accelerates during busy times; ask any short-order chef or – better – UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox. So for many – including Wilcox – it’s surprising to hear the chancellor is at the 10-year mark. Ten years ago, Wilcox was voted unanimously by the Board of Regents to be...

The Underground Scholars Program at the University of California, Riverside has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the California Wellness Foundation, or Cal Wellness, to help young people involved with the juvenile justice system enroll and succeed in higher education. “Cal Wellness is delighted to support the UC Riverside Underground...

UC Riverside is taking over the month of November with an alumni-exclusive concert featuring R&B superstars TLC, volleyball against UC Irvine, a 5K run/walk honoring the Native American spirit and culture, anniversary celebrations, mixers, and an EDM concert that is open to the general public. Here's a list of Homecoming...

UC Riverside is beginning construction this fall on a new student housing complex that represents a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Riverside Community College District, or RCCD. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 8 for the North District Phase 2 project, which will add 1,568 new beds in two apartment-style...

The Luna UCR avocado is named by TIME as one of the best inventions of the year. Therecognition comes just months after UCR released the variety to commercial growers worldwide.

Charles E. “Chuck” Young, who was for 29 years a UCLA chancellor, began his ascent to a legendary, lifelong career in leadership as class president for UC Riverside’s first cohort of students, “The Pioneer Class,” in the 1950s. Young, recalled as a decisive, impactful leader who helped steer the University...

The video team for UC Riverside's University Relations group recently started a new series of videos - all about one minute in duration - in which the university's researchers offer an explanation of their research in topics of worldwide impact that cross academic disciplines. Follow the links below to learn...