UCR Magazine: Spring 2024

Spring 2024

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Redefining the Language of Learning

To empower students and promote learning, UCR professors Claudia Holguín Mendoza, Jorge Leal, and Alice Lee are offering new insights and strategies for embracing Spanglish and Black Language in education

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Illustration Pomeroy, “Irrigation,” 1937.

Bittersweet

Rediscovered watercolors by Elsie Lower Pomeroy depict the realities of Riverside’s orange industry and the campus’s first purpose as a citrus experiment station

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Baby Shark, Huge Splash

UCR doctoral student Phillip Sternes on being the first to spot a newborn great white and why it made waves across the world

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A Blue Carpet Affair

UCR’s first gala celebration paid tribute to alumni, philanthropic, and humanitarian leaders

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BY THE NUMBERS

R’Garden

UCR’s community garden provides fresh produce and education for students

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OFFICE HOURS

Creative Computing

Neftali Watkinson breaks down computer science concepts to build students up

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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT

Bouncing Back

Jordan Webster closed out her final season by joining UCR’s 1000-point club

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ALUMNI PROFILE

Finding Her Footing

Nike executive Jordie Katcher is helping redefine women’s sports apparel

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BOOKS

Page Turners

A look at recently published works by UCR faculty, staff, and alumni

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Leonard Laninovich

This autism advocate is working towards a career in film and TV

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Class Notes

News and notes from our Highlander family

We Remember

Remembrances from the spring 2024 issue

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