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CSU faculty authorize strike

In October of this year, the California Faculty Association (CFA) held an authorization vote to hold a 10-day strike in January 2016, if they...

UC President Napolitano to increase enrollment up to 10,000

During the weekend of November 8, at a recent Town Hall event in Los Angeles, UC President Janet Napolitano spoke about increasing in-state undergraduate...

Social activists discuss civil rights and social media

Last Friday, social media activists met with students and faculty in INTN 1020 for a discussion called “Civil Rights in the Age of Social...

UCR researchers discover that 3-D printing materials may be toxic

University of California, Riverside graduate student Shirin Oskui recently tested 3-D printing materials for toxicity as part of a National Science Foundation grant. Along...

R’Pantry hosts test run at Bear Den

On November 3, 2015 the R’Pantry hosted a preview day at the Bear’s Den from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students were encouraged to...

Obama Administration calls for a cap on standardized tests

In a video released on Saturday Oct. 24, President Barack Obama and his administration called for a 2 percent cap on the amount of...

UCR professor to research if urban trees save water

In light of California’s long-standing drought, UCR professor of botany and plant sciences, Darrel Jenerette, is beginning an urban tree project to determine if...

Innovative material hopes to improve optical communication of electronics

Chemistry Professor Ludwig Bartels and his team of graduate students and researchers have been working with the students at University of Ausburg, Germany to...

ASUCR: Meeting passes resolution for statement against intolerance

The ASUCR Senate convened on Wednesday to discuss a range of topics that included the passage of a resolution to the controversial UC Statement...

News In Brief

UC System signs Japan’s Stewardship Code On October 21, the UC system became the first U.S. pension plan and endowment fund to sign the Japan...