Friday, April 26, 2024

The UCR on-campus community faces uncertainty as Thanksgiving break draws near

With COVID-19 cases on the rise and the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, health experts and government officials are urging citizens to maintain social distancing practices, fearing potential outbreaks due to large, widespread...

UCR Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) offers basic needs support to students in need

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCR Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) has increased its case-based basic needs support for students who have been impacted by externalities resulting from the...

UCR’s Student Life prepares for remote Highlander Orientation

In light of COVID-19, UCR has opted to host the 2020 Highlander Orientation completely online for incoming students.  One way UCR is adjusting to the change is to promote their tool known as the “Involvement...

UCR pilots cellphone-based program used to notify users of coronavirus exposure

UCR students are now part of the California program aimed to stop the spread of COVID-19. The California Department of Public Health, Department of Technology and the University of California (UC) are using privacy-preserving coronavirus...
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News in Brief — UCR COVID-19 laboratory expands in response to growing demands

COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, with Riverside County’s coronavirus-related hospitalizations doubling since the beginning of November. In response, just two months past its official opening, the UCR diagnostic laboratory has expanded, adding more...