Emma Wilson, associate professor of biomedical sciences, along with several other UCR School of Medicine researchers, have recently uncovered the effects of a parasitic disease, toxoplasmosis, on cells in the brain as well as the mechanism by which these effects manifest. By understanding the influence of this parasite on brain tissue, Wilson and fellow researchers hope to better the...
In the primary elections that were held on Tuesday, June 7, Californians voted to determine the candidates for the presidential election, state representatives and the new state senator. According to the SF Gate, a total 8.9 million votes were cast in the primaries, however, an estimated 1.9 million votes have yet to be counted. The Associated Press reported that...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton rallies and our reflections on this academic year.
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UC Riverside historian Megan Asaka has been awarded a Dumbarton Oaks Mellon Fellowship in urban landscape studies by Harvard University. This fellowship will help her continue research on the effect of migrant and transient workers on the development of Seattle’s urban landscape from the mid-19th century until America’s entry into World War II.
Beginning as a dissertation in 2009,...
In the final ASUCR meeting of the year, the senate did not appoint prospective judicial justice candidate Sung Kim and voted on proposed changes to ASUCR’s 2016-2017 budget.
At the beginning of the meeting, during ex-officio reports, Justice Hayden Jackson voiced his concerns over an Op-Ed that was published in last week’s issue of the Highlander Newspaper entitled, “BSUCR, you’re...
Professor of Cell Biology Frances M. Sladek and a team of researchers at UCR published a study in the journal “eLife” that explains a possible method of preventing colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). IBD has two different forms known as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Sladek and the researchers used mice to study the effects that an imbalance...
A group of students from the UCR Master’s of Public Policy Program (MPP) went to Sacramento to meet with state leaders at the capitol. The group of students were able to talk to state officials such as Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and Secretary of State Alex Padilla. A reception was then held in recognition of the recipient of the inaugural...
In an hour-long special elections meeting held in the senate chambers at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 23, ASUCR convened to hold its inaugural meeting with the newly elected senators, directors and executive cabinet members, and to appoint next year’s representatives for the positions of vice president of finance, elections director, Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) director and president...
UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox released his Physical Master Plan report to the public on May 26. The finalized plan, which outlines the campus’ plans for long-term physical transformation, was originally discussed at a town hall meeting that took place on Tuesday, May 3.
Notable additions to the campus that have been highlighted in the plan include the construction of...
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday, May 24 to around 2,300 people. Sanders touched on many issues including the plight of low-income families and undocumented workers, climate change, women’s rights and the struggles faced by people of color.
Outside the venue, students and community members lined up to await the start of...