On Friday, October 16, a Southern Californian regional air district committee met with the South Coast Air Quality Management District to discuss plans concerning nitrogen oxide emission reduction.
Both nitrous acid and nitric acid are categorized as nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are a group of highly reactive gases. When left unchecked, these gases can "irritate the lungs" and "lower resistance...
Solar panels contribute over 18 percent of renewable electrical energy sources that help power UCR according to statistics taken in 2010, and will grow to 30 percent by 2020. However, a recent study led by on-campus researchers discovered that environmentally harmful effects come with certain utility-scale installations.
Lead researcher and Junior Specialist Rebecca R. Hernandez revealed that such large-scale developments...
In recent years, the UC system has faced growing criticism regarding the administration-faculty ratios at UC schools. With 10 campuses scattered around the state and a $27 billion operating budget, which exceeds that of 25 other U.S. states. In response, major concern has been raised on whether this money is being well spent.
Student enrollment in the statewide school system...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the proposed needle exchange program, the domestic violence and suicide awareness displays that occurred on campus, and UC Berkley's decision to begin accepting letters of recommendation from applicants.
Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., only on...
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) led a procession on Wednesday of around 20-25 Highlanders that started under the Rivera archways and wrapped around the Bell Tower to honor the International Day of Action for Palestine. The event was organized in tandem with other protests around the world rallying to call for an end to the Israeli occupation of...
Cosmic Thursdays, a series of free and public talks about astronomy-related topics, returned on Thursday, October 15 with a lecture entitled “Alternative Earths: What our planet’s history may tell us about life in the Universe.” The talk was given by Timothy Lyons, a professor in the earth sciences department at UCR who earned his Ph.D in geology geochemistry from...
The ASUCR meeting held on Wednesday yielded comments at the public forum segment about edits made last week to a clause in the ASUCR bylaws which handles R’Pantry implementation and the Diversity Council. Acting executive vice president presentations were also given by candidates Wen-Yu Chou, Melina Reyes and Taylor Valmores, with Valmores being appointed on Oct.15.
According to a clause...
Last week, many multicolored shirts adorned the west sidewalk near the UCR Bell Tower to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence. Hosted by the UC Riverside Women’s Resource Center and the Sexual Assault and Violence (S.A.V.E.) Peer Group, the campus’ annual rendition of a national event known as “The Clothesline Project” was held from Oct.12-14.
The Clothesline Project is...
On Thursday, October 15, 1,100 backpacks were scattered across the University of California, Riverside's Bell Tower Lawn from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of college suicide victims. The event, called "Send Silence Packing," is a program created by Active Minds, the nation's leading organization on young adult mental wellness.
Since its inaugural display on the National Mall grounds...
In a collaborative effort to create a functional swimsuit that cleans the ocean, UCR professors and the Eray Carbajo design firm recently won the international Reshape15 competition for the best of wearable technology.
For the past four years, electrical engineering professors Mihri and Cengiz Ozkan along with graduate students, Daisy Patino and Hamed Bay have been trying to create an...