UCR computer scientists awarded $1.2 million grant
A team of UC Riverside computer scientists has received a $1.2 million grant from The National Science Foundation to mine data from pediatric intensive care units. Leading UCR computer science Professor Eamonn Keogh is...
TUITION HIKES DELAYED
Ongoing negotiations between UC President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown have resulted in an agreement that will cap UC resident tuition for the next two years and increase state allocations by 4 percent,...
Chancellor Wilcox expresses his belief that the UC should not drop SATs from admissions
On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Los Angeles Times (LAT) published an Op-Ed written by UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox in which Wilcox wrote that dropping the SATs could make UC admissions more...
The death of media literacy. Or is it?
Content Warning: This article contains mentions of racism, slurs and sexism.
In the past, The Highlander, the University of California, Riverside’s school paper, has taken part in the tradition of publishing April Fools’ issues, similar...
UCR announces plan to host an in-person graduation ceremony for 2020 and 2021 graduates
COVID-19 information and guidelines regarding county tier assignments and vaccine eligibility are changing at a rapid rate. Last week, Riverside entered the orange tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy and opened up...
UCR professor awarded grant to help middle school students with learning disabilities
Professor at the UCR Graduate School of Education Rollanda O’Connor has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Educational Sciences to fund her ongoing research on how...
Wilcox to slow hiring process, increase out-of-state enrollment
Chancellor Kim Wilcox held a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9 to discuss the progress of UCR’s Strategic Action Plan: UCR 2020. Approximately 60 people attended the talk at the University Theatre in...
California Air Resources Board breaks ground at UC Riverside
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) broke ground on Oct. 27 on its new $419 million state-of-the-art research and testing facility at UC Riverside on Iowa Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The groundbreaking...
Robbery of Riverside food bank leaves thousands hungry
The Second Harvest Food Bank was temporarily unable to feed the thousands of people during a routine weekly drop-off after a recent robbery nearly crippled the charity’s finances. An estimated $10,000 worth of damages...
ASUCR bans laptop campaigning
The ASUCR Senate meeting on Feb. 9 witnessed the passage of a resolution that bans the use of laptops during ASUCR senator elections and the selection of a new elections chair. The use of laptop...