In Year of Transition, UCR Pipe Band Continues to Make a Name for Itself
It's been a year of transition for the UC Riverside Bagpipe Band. Despite having to rebuild the core of their top-tier band due to a large number of younger members moving on to pursue careers or...
View ArticleUCR Magazine’s Fall 2013 Issue is Here
In the Fall 2013 issue of UCR Magazine, we take a look at privacy and what it means in this modern age. We talk to UCR experts about how technology is transforming the way we view personal boundaries,...
View ArticleUC Riverside Welcomes UC President Janet Napolitano for a Visit
University of California President Janet Napolitano met with UC Riverside faculty, staff, students and selected community members Monday, Nov. 4 to familiarize herself with the personality and...
View ArticleThe Top: Halloween Costumes on Campus
Each issue, we’re presenting a list of UCR staff and faculty favorites— from walking spots to zen gardens to events. This week, we're featuring the top costumes roaming around campus this Halloween...
View ArticleComanche, Cherokee Healers to Lecture Nov. 13
Comanche healer Kenneth Coosewoon and Cherokee healer Beverly Patchell will discuss “Ways of Native Healing” in the continuing Rupert Costo Lecture series at UC Riverside on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
View ArticleHolding Hands with the Storm Tossed of the Philippines
California’s Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera has created a poetry project that asks for poems for the Philippines in the wake of a mega storm that wiped out entire communities.
View ArticlePresident Janet Napolitano Proposes Tuition Freeze and New Systemwide...
University of California President Janet Napolitano on Nov. 13 proposed an undergraduate tuition freeze for the third consecutive year, saying she would pursue a policy to avoid pricing uncertainty.
View ArticleEnglish Professor Wins Prestigious Prize
Erica Edwards, associate professor of English at UC Riverside, has won the prestigious William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) for an outstanding study...
View ArticlePeas, Pregnancy and Partisan Pundits
Faculty experts at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss their latest research and topics ranging from immigration and immortality to black-eyed peas and holiday movies to...
View ArticleAspiring Physicians and Healthcare Students Network With the Pros
More than 80 students, physicians and healthcare leaders will take part in the Future Physician Leaders winter social at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, in the Jerry Stergios Building at Desert Regional...
View ArticleMaria Anguiano, An Architect of UC-Wide Fiscal Improvements, Named UCR Vice...
Following a national search, UC Riverside Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox today announced the selection of Maria R. Anguiano as Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget.
View ArticleFormer PBS NewsHour Anchor Ray Suarez to Speak at UC Riverside’s Hays...
Veteran journalist Ray Suarez will survey the changing landscape of American journalism at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 in the University Theatre at UC Riverside. His appearance is free and open to the...
View ArticleGrants Totaling $225,000 Fund Global Religious Research
Four University of California, Riverside scholars have been awarded grants totaling $225,000 for three research projects that will examine global religious festivals in California, the role of...
View ArticleUCR’s Chicano Student Programs to Host 20th Annual Noche Cultural
Chris Reza y Mariachi headlines the 20th annual Noche Cultural, hosted by UC Riverside's Chicano Student Programs on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at University Theatre.
View ArticleCivil Rights Pioneer Carlotta Walls LaNier to Speak at UC Riverside on Jan. 22
Civil rights pioneer Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the “The Little Rock Nine,” will tell the story of her participation in a pivotal moment of civil rights history in a free talk on the...
View ArticleBill Sovich
A concert pianist-turned-academic student advisor, Bill Sovich has a smile that exudes warmth. Fortunately, Sovich is more than just a friendly face; he helps students tackle their academic (and...
View ArticleUC Riverside to Offer Italian for Spanish Speakers
Spanish-speaking students taking Italian at UC Riverside will be able to complete the language requirement in three quarters rather than four in a new language track, Italian for Spanish Speakers,...
View ArticleUC Riverside’s Tabla Conference Hailed as a Success
More than 130 people from 30 different colleges and universities attended the inaugural Tabla Conference at the University of California, Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014.
View ArticleConference to Examine New Religious Movements
UCR will host an international conference on new religious movements on Feb. 14.
View ArticleRealizing Her Dream: One Student’s Rise to the Top
UC Riverside Ph.D. graduate student Irma Ortiz is, like many UCR students, the first in her family to graduate from college. Working with Prof. Linda Walling, she researches plant defense mechanisms.
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