On Wed. Jan. 9, ASUCR passed the senate resolution “Providing Assistance to Wildfire Victims” which calls on the UCR administration to house victims of the recent California wildfires.
In an interview with the Highlander, CHASS Senator Chelsea Davenport, the primary author of this resolution, said that UCR is a well-known leader in community service and she sees this resolution...
Compiled by: Evan Ismail, SSW and Andreas Rauch, SSW
UCR carjacking suspect arrested
On Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 3:05 p.m., UCPD sent a mass text message to UCR students warning of two attempted carjackings by a suspect in the Bannockburn area.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male about 25 years old with a shaved head wearing a blue, striped...
UC Riverside and Korea Institute of Materials Science partner to form new research center
By: Evan Ismail, Senior Staff Writer
UC Riverside and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) in Changwon, South Korea have partnered to establish a new research center to develop new, environmentally friendly materials such as plastics and ceramics.
KIMS is a research institute funded by the Korean...
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The first ASUCR senate meeting of winter quarter commenced at 6:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, and saw the passage of amendments to a senate bill.
During public forum, second-year public policy major Julia Schemmer announced a campaign that she has been working on in the face of an impending $282 tuition increase through a campaign titled, “Fund the UC,”...
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Here are some of the key topics discussed at the senate meeting held Wednesday, Oct. 12:
-2015-2016 CHASS Senator Casey Thielhart spoke during public forum and provided context on the judicial appointment of Samanta Fuentes during an unofficial emergency meeting held during the last school year, as a response to an executive order made by ASUCR President Shafi Karim. This...
UCR establishes partnership to work toward fighting citrus disease
UCR and the California Citrus Research Foundation launched a partnership on Monday, June 6, setting forth plans toward constructing a building that will support researchers in their fight against citrus greening disease. This partnership has been formed to help protect the $3.3 billion citrus industry from citrus greening disease, scientifically known...
UCR library receives $100,000 grant to work toward diversifying U.S. digital history
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the UCR Library with a National Leadership Grant totaling $100,000 that the library will use to fund a project entitled “Diversifying the Digital Historical Record: Integrating Community Archives in National Strategies for Access to Cultural Heritage.” The library...
Psychology professor finds that children learn better from “clever” characters
UCR Psychology Professor Rebekah Richert was one of the researchers involved in a study that found that preschool-aged children are more likely to grasp new information from a television show if the character displays a sense of knowledge. This study aimed to discover whether children’s perception of a character impacted...
The UC will award four $12,000 fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students who pursue research projects aimed at combating smoke and tobacco use on campuses. This program, called The UC Smoke and Tobacco Free Student Fellowships, is available to all UC students and majors.
Students who apply for the fellowship must be in good academic standing (at least a 2.0...
The city of Redlands hosted a discussion on teen suicide on May 7 entitled, “Let’s Talk About It,” at Citrus Valley High School, after four recent teen suicides occurred in San Bernardino County during April. The talk hosted by Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) discussed the warning signs of teen suicide, preventive measures, suicide pacts and suicide contagion...