Cal States face potential tuition hikes
An advisory panel has recently suggested a plan to the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees that endorses steadily increasing tuition rates annually at CSU schools.
The plan is currently still being drafted into...
UCPD Hosts crisis course amidst recent crimes
On Monday, September 2, a male undergraduate was sexually harassed by another man at approximately 7:47 a.m. The indecent exposure incident marked the fifth criminal activity during a time span of two weeks at...
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 bring reusable bags, though bags were also provided by R’Pantry...
BCOE team wins $15,000 grant
A team of students from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering recently won a $15,000 grant for a reusable storm drain filter that is more cost-efficient and less harmful to the environment than other models....
Highlander Newsroom (11/4/15)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about our Halloween weekend, new information on meat causing cancer and Obama's decision to limit standardized testing.
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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 classroom time teachers could allot to prepare for standardized testing....
UCR students speak on behalf of UC statement of intolerance
The UC Regents held a public forum on Monday, Oct. 26 to discuss the UC Statement of Principles Against Intolerance, which addresses policies regarding discriminatory behavior. Nine UC Riverside students, including Marcela Ramirez, the...
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 cooling provided by urban trees saves water. Data has been...
Public policy panel discusses climate change
On Oct. 29 the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) and the Center for Sustainable Suburban Development hosted a Climate Change Panel seminar at the UCR Extension Center.
The seminar featured speakers Dean Bonner, associate...
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 invent a film that would improve the quality of optical...