Two armed robberies strike near UCR
Two crimes occurred within two days near UCR last week. UCPD has yet to determine whether the crimes are connected to one another and are currently investigating both incidents.
Located near the intersection of Canyon...
UC creates food blog
The University of California (UC) has created a food blog entitled the UC Food Observer. The blog covers news and discussions about various issues and how they relate to food across the world.
Curated by...
UCR offers sustainability fellowship
UCR will award five students a $1,500 fellowship to develop a sustainability project which will contribute to a reduction of greenhouse gases or educate the campus community about carbon neutrality.
The deadline for the application...
Child Development Center building reopens
The Child Development Center (CDC) reopened Building A on Feb. 2, four months after its closure last October due to a mold infestation. Children attending the CDC daycare who previously had to relocate to...
“Korean wave” spreads across the world
Reflecting on his diplomatic experiences in Italy, Vietnam and Iraq, Korean General Consul Hyun-myung Kim spoke of how South Korea transformed from being one of the poorest to richest nations over the past 50...
Reusable paper faces challenges of becoming a marketable product
The Yin Group, a UCR-based research team, recently published an article related to the development of reusable paper in the academic journal “Nature Communications” on Dec. 2. Led by Yadong Yin, the research could...
Highlander Newsroom 02/04/15
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we give our opinions on the transformations occurring in the University Village and how it can be further improved, talk about Rainn Wilson (the actor who formerly played...
Riverside naming new Vietnamese sister city causes outrage
Around 200 protesters from Westminster and Garden Grove, Calif. met at Riverside City Hall on Thursday to join against naming Can Tho, Vietnam, a sister city of Riverside. The partnership is considered controversial due...
UC doctors’ strike has little impact at UCR
Nearly 125 doctors and dentists participated in a daylong, systemwide Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) strike on Jan. 27 over alleged illegal behavior by the UC. Although 10 of UCR’s health services’...
Additional funding seeks to fill mental health staffing gap
A systemwide committee on mental health is expected to receive additional funding over the next five years under President Janet Napolitano’s tuition plan, but committee members say that it is not enough to maintain...