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During a meeting via teleconference, the University of California's (UC) Board of Regents decided Thursday to raise tuition by 9.3 percent for the 2009-2010 school year. The Regents originally planned a three-day meeting at UC San Diego but decided to hold a one-day meeting by conference call due to security and medical concerns related to the swine flu outbreak.… Post the First Comment

Based on the recent US News & World Report, the environmental engineering program at the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) jumped from the 50th best program to the 39th best program and the Bourns graduate school improved overall as well. The rankings are based on the quality of the program, student selectivity, faculty resources, and research activity.… Post the First Comment

Researchers at UCR say that the recent emergence of a new strain of the flu, that usually affects pigs, is causing global concern and this strain can potentially become a pandemic. The World Health Organization recently renamed the swine flu as Influenza A(H1N1) to avoid the misconception that the disease can be contracted from pigs.… Post the First Comment

Henna tattoo by henna tattoo, the third annual World Benefit raised over $1,000 to promote youth leadership and education in south India. Sponsored by ASUCR and other student organizations, roughly 200 students attended the event, which this year benefitted the Child Leader Project (CLP).… Post the First Comment

When the Muslim Students Association (MSA) invited Abdel Malik Ali to speak at Muslim Students' Association western regional conference at UCR several weeks ago, members from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at CSU San Bernardino accused Ali of being anti-Semitic and questioned MSA's support of the speaker.… Post the First Comment

Bourns College of Engineering receives $600,000 grant The National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) Grant will provide students from Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) a boost in financial assistance on a need-based basis.… Post the First Comment

Last Saturday, the Queer Alliance and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center held a Pride Prom at the Barn, in which students from both high school and college gathered for a night with music, dancing, and food. Third year English major and Vice President of Queer Alliance Horacio Buenrostro said that the event's main purpose was to let LGBT members know that there is a community to help them keep holding on.… Post the First Comment

UCR Ph.D students Casandra Vasquez and Genet Tulgetske say that family-friendly initiatives at higher education institutions are desperately needed to help curb the ebb of women from the academic pool. As a result, they have invited the editor and two other contributors of the book "Mama, Ph.… Post the First Comment