Inland Southern California unemployment rate shows improvement
Inland Southern California has added 4,600 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis for the month of November and 7,400 non-farm jobs the month of October.
The numbers above were collected by the University of California,...
UCLA’s Anderson school may end state funding for MBA program
UCLA's Faculty Legislative Assembly has voted in favor of a proposal which would eliminate state funding for the Anderson School of Management program. Approval from UC President Mark G. Yudof and the Academic Senate...
ASUCR pushes for greater voter registration; one senator resigns
Voter registration was a major area of focus in the Oct. 11 ASUCR Senate meeting as an overwhelming number of senators discussed their plans and efforts to register students in the upcoming weeks. Other...
Obama meets with UC leaders at education summit
Three UC chancellors and UC President Janet Napolitano met with President Barack Obama on Thursday, Jan. 16 to participate in an education summit designed to address education accessibility for low-income students. Over 100 college...
R’Pantry gets donations, location. Opening delayed
Over the summer, the ASUCR senate met to propose and approve the location for the R’Food Pantry Initiative at UCR’s Bear Den. The project has received several other updates including a $75,000 donation from...
UCR team prepares to enter Shell Eco-marathon Americas
A team of students at UCR have been working on a vehicle to enter into the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a competition which will be held from Thursday, April 27 through Sunday, April 30 at...
Recent power outage leads to $100,000 in building damage
In response to a high-voltage switch failure that occurred near the Genomics building last Saturday, Oct. 13, the UCR Facilities Management team was forced to temporarily shut down power to nearly 30 buildings across...
UCR alumnus named chief of FAA
UC Riverside alumnus Michael Huerta was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Association (FAA). On Jan. 9, Huerta was sworn into office, beginning his five-year...
News in Brief
UC Riverside founder dies at the age of 104
UCR announced last month that Judge John Gabbert, one of the founders of the university, passed away in his Riverside home on Dec. 9, 2013.
Gabbert was...
Riverside boosts funding for arts and libraries
The Riverside City Council voted on Feb. 10 to increase funding for library materials and the Riverside School of the Arts by $50,000 each this year as part of several supplemental appropriations from the...