UCR researchers discover galaxy cluster
UCR physics and astronomy professor Gillian Wilson, along with graduate students Andrew DeGroot and Ryan Foltz have helped discover a galaxy cluster — regions of space which contain hundreds of galaxies — with researchers...
Master of Public policy program to inaugurate students
UCR’s School of Public Policy will celebrate the launch of its master’s program on September 25th, 2015. The event will be attended by the inaugural class of 29 students, as well as policy-makers, legislators...
Music professor becomes scholar-in-residence at Bard Music Festival
Associate Professor of Musicology Leonora Saavedra, of the UCR Department of Music has been denominated as the scholar-in-residence for the Bard Music Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
The festival is in its 26th year of...
UCR shows downward trend in U.S. News national college rankings
U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges Guide was released earlier this month, with UCR placing 121st on the list.
In 2010, UCR held a spot in the top 100 schools in the nation...
UCR launches sustainability major
The Department of Gender and Sexuality studies at UCR will launch a bachelor of science degree program for sustainability studies in fall. The program will focus on social and environmental justice issues such as...
Michael Alexander appointed as chair of Jewish studies
UCR religious studies professor Michael Alexander has been named the first Maimonides Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies at UCR. The chair will support seminars, conferences, student fellowships, research and publications in areas regarding Judaism,...
News Year in Review
Fear of tuition hikes boil then simmer
The year opened up with the possibility of a tuition hike of up to 5 percent each year for up to five years, which caused widespread protests across...
Starbucks to open in summer after delays
The grand opening of Starbucks in the Glen Mor Market will occur in July, more than 10 months after the opening of the building. Construction is currently taking place within the market to build...
Susan Wessler appointed as CNAS chair
Distinguished UCR genetics professor Susan Wessler was appointed as the first College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) Neil A. and Rochelle A. Campbell Presidential Chair for Innovation in Science Education. Part of the...
UCR assistant professor awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
UCR Assistant Creative Writing Professor David L. Ulin has recently been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for research in the category of General Nonfiction by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
The Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is...