Professor Richard Cardullo is a monumental figure at UCR whose name can be heard in all corners of the campus. He began as a professor of biology 26 years ago, researching the process of fertilization in animals as well as student learning in K-12 environments. Then, after receiving numerous awards in teaching and serving as the chair of the...
UC Riverside Musicology Professor Walter A. Clark is making international headlines after being conferred knighthood from Spain in June of 2016. Though, prior to earning his title as knight commander, Clark had already gained admirable recognition from both students and staff as a dedicated professor at UCR for 13 years in which he has taught a wide range of...
In July of 2016, UCR assistant professor Cecilia Cheung, Ph. D, was awarded the American Psychological Association’s 2016 Early Career Research Grant in Developmental Psychology to assist the funding of her ongoing research project titled, “Where is the Pygmalion? The Role of Parents’ Expectation in Children’s Learning,” which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2017. This...
Associate Professor of Psychology Kate Sweeny has conducted groundbreaking research on anxiety, worrying, coping and the stress that comes with awaiting news. She has published studies observing reactions from stress or anxiety-inducing situations, such as graduate students awaiting results of their bar exams and patients awaiting biopsy results, and proposed ways to minimize these stressors both within ourselves and...
Since 1997, UC Riverside Professor of Comparative Literature and French Michelle Bloom, Ph. D, has selflessly lent her lifelong experience travelling the world, particularly France, while ardently studying literature and cinema through a comparative lense. Being mindful of the cultural differences that can be oversimplified when not researched extensively enough, she has heedlessly taught her students while exemplifying in...