The defunding of UCR’s Early Childhood Services: Part I
Within the next week, teachers involved with UC Riverside’s Early Childhood Services (ECS) will hear Chancellor Kim Wilcox’s final decision on whether the university will continue to fund the services provided by the center,...
Developing: UCR VCSA assumes oversight of ASUCR Executive Director
On Monday, Sept. 19, UC Riverside Chancellor Kim WIlcox informed Associated Students of UC Riverside (ASUCR) President Shafi Karim, Executive Director (ED) Laurie Sinclair and Financial Operations Manager (FOM) Theresa Perez that Vice Chancellor...
ASUCR holds inaugural meeting, executive order brought to question
The school year’s first ASUCR State of the Association meeting saw the appointment and approval of both the ASPB Board of Directors, as well as Marcy Kuo as the new elections director. An emergency...
Moreno Valley’s Access Clinics continues to provide easy access to healthcare
In 2011, husband and wife Scott Allen, M.D., and Emma Simmons, M.D., in partnership with the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine and the Riverside University Health System (RUHS), opened The Access Clinic...
UCR-led study finds new approach to vaccinate babies
Ameae Walker, professor of biomedical sciences in the UCR School of Medicine, is developing a new approach to providing vaccines to infants that involves vaccinating the mother first. The study was funded by a...
Recap: Clinton and Trump battle in first presidential debate
On Monday, Sept. 26, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shared the stage for the first of three debates before the election on Nov. 8. The debate was...
California Chief Financial Officer Betty Yee lectures on California’s tax system and digital divide
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) hosted a seminar with California State Controller Betty Yee. Professor and Associate Dean of the SPP Karthick Ramakrishnan was there to both introduce...
UCR to conduct clinical trial on treating stuttering
UCR’s School of Medicine is partnering up with a speech pathology laboratory of University of Redlands, to conduct a clinical study of the drug ecopipam and its effects on the communicative disorder of stuttering....
Assemblymen and educators meet to discuss how to improve college attendance rates
A recent meeting between educators and lawmakers from the Inland Empire was held to discuss how to raise college attendance in the area. Chancellor Kim Wilcox represented UCR and highlighted about the university’s rise...
Proposition 51: A look at its pros and cons
Proposition 51 is a new ballot measure that will be up for vote on Nov. 8 and would allow for the state of California to issue $9 billion in general obligation bonds — municipal...