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UCR has the most California admitted students of any UC campus

UC Riverside admitted the most California first-year students for fall 2024 of any University of California campus, according to numbers released by the UC system on July 31.

By John Warren | July 31, 2024 | University
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UCR Foundation Board of Trustees welcomes new members

The UCR Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed Wally Bakare as its new chair and two new ex-officio voting members, Jeff Pack and Josefina Canchola, who began their terms July 1.

By Sarah Nightingale | July 8, 2024 | University
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UCR named a top value by the Princeton Review

UC Riverside has once again been named a great value in the Princeton Review’s latest college rankings, where it also landed in the top 10 for financial aid and making an impact. The campus is among 209 institutions in the Princeton Review’s “Best Value Colleges” for 2024, released Thursday, June...

By Imran Ghori | June 21, 2024 | University
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Money magazine rankings put UC Riverside in top tier

UC Riverside is one of only 54 universities to receive a 5-star ranking in Money magazine’s 2024 list of Best Colleges . It placed UCR in the top tier of the Money rankings, with a half-star improvement over the 2023 rankings, and in the top 7.2% of universities ranked nationwide...

By John Warren | June 17, 2024 | University
Carl Cranor, distinguished professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (UCR/Sandra Baltazar Martinez)

Carl Cranor retires after 53 years of teaching at UC Riverside

The distinguished professor of philosophy is a renowned expert on morality, science, and law.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 11, 2024 | University
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Celebrating UCR’s Class of 2024

Rewind four years ago when most of this graduating class of collegians were seniors in high school and you’ll be reminded of bittersweet Zoom commencement ceremonies where graduates huddled around a screen to not get their diplomas or shake hands with their principals or hug their classmates. Instead, they sat...

By Malinn Loeung | June 3, 2024 | Students, University
Vera Machado Martinez and Esmeralda Orozco

Following her lead

Trailblazing educator Vera Machado Martinez started a scholarship to empower the next generation of educational leaders.

By Devlin Smith | June 1, 2024 | University
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UCR in top 1.3% of world universities

UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings, released Monday, May 13. The campus ranked No. 263 out of 20,966. Nationally, UCR landed at No. 82, and for the U.S. and Canada it was No. 95. The rankings are published...

By Imran Ghori | May 14, 2024 | University

Countdown to Commencement 2024

The University of California, Riverside’s class of 2024 will once again commence at one of two locations. Graduating seniors obtaining their M.D., Ph.D., and M.F.A. degrees will celebrate on campus at UC Riverside’s Student Recreation Center, or SRC. All other degrees and credentials will be celebrated off-campus at Toyota Arena...

By Malinn Loeung | May 6, 2024 | Students, University

John Martin Fischer elected to AAAS

The induction will occur in September.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 2, 2024 | University
Tranquil Calley

Building a safety net

A UCR alumna launched a fund to support LGBTQIA students in memory of her late son, Kalyn Smith-Tranquil’son.

By Devlin Smith | May 1, 2024 | University
UC Riverside 2024 Guggenheim fellows.

UCR celebrates 4 Guggenheim fellows

With three current faculty and one alum, UC Riverside tied for the most fellows among all public universities

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 19, 2024 | University
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UCR joins group of leaders in tech partnerships, innovation

In recognition of UC Riverside’s commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, or APLU, has designated UCR as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity, or IEP, university. The national designation acknowledges public research universities that support economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce...

By John Warren | April 15, 2024 | University
Disney Imagineer R'Course students

From Disney make-believe to reality

A Highlander’s wish of teaching a R’Course about Disneyland rides comes true

By Malinn Loeung | April 10, 2024 | Students, University
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School of Business graduate program surges in top rankings

The UC Riverside School of Business increased 20 positions in a U.S. News & World Report 2024 graduate school ranking released this week. UCR’s business school was the benefactor of a methodology change this year that places greater emphasis on post-graduation earnings and how quickly graduates found jobs. The School...

By John Warren | April 9, 2024 | Business, University
Passport on a suitcase

Have career goals. Will travel.

Recent graduates Jacqueline Aguirre De La O and Kathy Chacon are representing UCR, Latina women, and the Inland Empire on their international career journeys.

By Sarah Nightingale | April 4, 2024 | Students, University
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Creating digital equity for UCR students

UC Riverside students are able to borrow the technology they need for school thanks to the donor-supported Loan2Learn program.

By Devlin Smith | April 3, 2024 | University
UCR Pioneer Class

Linking generations of Highlanders

UC Riverside’s first students created a scholarship fund to benefit generations of Highlanders.

By Devlin Smith | April 1, 2024 | University
UC Riverside College Corps fellow.

$5 million grant supports community service by UCR students

The Governor’s California Volunteers Office awarded the grant to UCR’s College Corps program.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 29, 2024 | University
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UC Regents approve plan for four-story, 1,700-seat instructional building

UC Riverside will begin construction this summer on a four-story building with a focus on instructional education, which was approved March 20 by the Regents of the University of California. The vote allows the campus to move forward with the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility, a 100,700-square-foot building that will...

By Imran Ghori | March 25, 2024 | University
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