Highlander Staff
AFSCME strikes again after 20 months of bargaining with UC
At 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, Service workers from all 10 UC campuses joined Patient Care Technical workers in striking for safe staffing,...
UCR researchers use DNA splicing to prevent Zika virus, dengue fever
On Oct. 1, 2018, Distinguished Professor of Entomology Alexander Raikhel and Lin Ling, a postdoctoral scholar at UCR, published their research on the genetic...
CALPIRG and other student groups register over 1,000 students to vote
Student organizations at UCR have been employing several strategies to register students to vote, with the U.S. midterms approaching on Nov. 6, and the...
ASUCR discusses university budget management, declares solidarity with AFSCME during strike
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, ASUCR held its fifth meeting of the quarter at 6:33 p.m.
During the approval of the agenda, CHASS Senator Julian Gonzalez...
2018 Midterm Elections: What We Think – California Ballot Propositions
Propositions 1, 2, & 10: The band aid props that are certainly better than nothing
California is in a housing crisis. While the state is...
2018 Midterm Elections Primer: California Propositions
Proposition 1: Proposition 1 authorizes $4 million in bonds to fund existing affordable housing programs, loans, grants and projects specifically for low-income residents, veterans,...
UC system awarded 2018 Green Power Leadership Award
On Oct. 10, 2018 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the UC system with the 2018 Green Power Leadership Award in the...
Chinese consulate phone scam hits UCR
Scammers claiming to be from the Chinese Consulate targeted UCR faculty and staff with phone calls during during the week of Oct. 1. This...
The Barn renovation on schedule for 2020 return
On June 14 of this summer, The Barn, UCR’s iconic eatery, was closed for an 18-month renovation project aimed at modernizing and expanding the...
Students cautious yet motivated about midterm voting
Two years after the election of President Donald Trump, the midterm elections are once again slated to take place nationally.
The midterm elections, held...