UC Riverside graduates’ salaries continue to rise
UC Riverside has climbed up the list of the top 30 state universities by post-graduation salary potential. Payscale, a compensation data research company, has placed UC Riverside as the 29th top public institution in...
Sexual harassment allegations surround sudden retirement of VCSA Sandoval
In the last week, multiple sources have told The Highlander that the sudden retirement of former UC Riverside Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs James Sandoval in January stemmed from an extensive Title IX investigation...
Shooting in White Park
On Monday morning Feb. 29, a man was injured in a shooting that occurred at White Park in downtown Riverside. Twenty-six-year-old Cory Chenno James of Riverside and 25-year-old Leshawn Karisha Johnson of Colton were...
Professor’s research findings may improve attention span
Research done by UCR professor of psychology Rachel Wu and published in the journal “Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics,” found that attention can be improved through gaining new knowledge and constructing categories that organize the...
Students held at gunpoint, booty nearly stolen
Three students were held at gunpoint by two pirates at the mouth of the Colorado River at 11:30 p.m. on March 26. Out for a refreshing moonlit swim to the C, the students had...
Tracking the evolution of life with Gordon Love
Cosmic Thursdays continued on November 12 with a lecture entitled “Evolution of Life: Tracking Using Ancient Lipid Biomarkers Preserved in Petroleum and Rocks.” The talk was given by Gordon Love, a professor in the...
Cell phone robbery on Rustin Avenue
Two males allegedly committed a cell phone robbery on the south side of Rustin Avenue on Jan. 11, about four blocks from campus.
The suspects, one of whom was holding a baseball bat, approached the...
Professor’s company receives $4 million investment
ZyBooks, an educational company— founded by Frank Vahid, a UCR professor of computer science and engineering, and its CEO Smita Bakshi — received a $4 million investment from Bialla Venture Partners (BVP). The investment...
On-campus robbery sparks creation of safety committee
A campus committee on safety has been proposed after a student was injured in an attempted armed robbery near the Arts Building on Monday, April 13.
At around 8:20 p.m., a student was walking toward...