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ASUCR hands out free life vests

ASUCR voted last Wednesday to allocate more than $50,000 for free life vests for the student body to prevent drowning while navigating UCR’s waterlogged...

Bill aims to cap UC compensation

A state bill aims to cap executive compensation at $500,000 and save $80 million per year through reforms sought by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB...

Grant to help women leaders in higher education

UCR Professor of Anthropology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Excellence Yolanda Moses has been awarded a $346,500 grant from the Ford...

UCR researchers help design the next generation of batteries

UCR researchers have made strides in preparing a battery with 10 times more power than conventional batteries for commercialization. The research team has found...

Transparency, organization of R’Gear draws criticism

As ASUCR’s R’Gear initiative draws to a close, controversies have surfaced regarding what has been perceived as poor organization, a lack of transparency and...

State assembly member proposes tech-savvy UC campus

Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) has proposed a bill to create an 11th UC campus geared toward science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), despite...

Suspect attacks police, arrested at A-I

Two police officers were called to Aberdeen-Inverness (A-I) Residence Hall at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 to investigate a “suspicious individual” who was acting...

Investigative journalist cautions students against complacency

On Jan. 21, investigative journalist Seth Rosenfeld came to UCR to discuss his book “Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radicals, and Reagan’s Rise...

Researchers work to prevent spread of deadly citrus disease

UCR researchers have received $1.7 million to research the cause of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, an incurable citrus disease that has...

ASUCR proposes constitution overhaul

ASUCR passed a series of constitutional amendments at last week’s senate meeting that they hope will be ratified by students during the 2015 elections....