UC Riverside gets $201 million in bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom, on Sept. 25, 2022, signed an Inland Empire lawmakers’ bill that will grant the University of California, Riverside, $201 million in state funding. Authored by assembly members Jose Medina and...
UCR’s New School of Medicine
According to the University of California Riverside’s (UCR) School of Medicine (SOM) site, The original School of Medicine Education Building was built in 2012, enrolling its first class of just 50 students in 2013...
New MONOPOLY game referencing Riverside
On Jan. 10, 2024, Top Trumps USA, the American division of Winning Moves International, announced the debut of MONOPOLY: Riverside edition. The game will include local businesses and landmarks across the city. An interview...
Luna’s Thrift Store opens for campus housing residents
A line snaking out of the AB wing of the Lothian Residential Hall to the outside wall of the building welcomed the opening of Luna’s Thrift Store at 3:00 p.m. last Wednesday. Hundreds of...
UC to dedicate more than $7 million to faculty diversity efforts
The University of California announced on Wednesday, Sept. 26 that it plans to pledge more than $7 million every year to expand on its existing programs to strengthen faculty diversity as well as create...
ASUCR discusses issues of upcoming STEM high school at UCR
ASUCR held its eighth meeting of the quarter at 6:34 p.m. last Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Justin Domecillo, a fourth-year English major, spoke during public forum about the issues that UCR students and other groups have...
ASUCR discusses student concerns, community outreach and the 2020 strategic plan
ASUCR’s third meeting of the winter quarter took place Wednesday, Jan. 23 beginning at 6:33 p.m. The session was distributed into three sections: routine documentation approval and budget updates from Jan. 15 and Jan....
Constituent Engagement’s 2019 Virtual Career Series bolsters alumni career opportunities
On Feb. 14, 2019 the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) hosted their second installation of the 2019 Virtual Career Series as directed by the office’s Constituent Engagement branch. The online seminar,...
Additional charge for suite-style residence halls to be eliminated starting next year
In an interview with the Highlander, Andy Plumley, the assistant vice chancellor of auxiliary services, stated that beginning next school year the extra charge for suite-style residence halls such as Pentland Hills will be...
Riverside hosts Impeach Trump protest
On Saturday June 15, a protest titled “Impeach Trump” was hosted in Riverside and took place on the sidewalk at Trautwein Road and Van Buren Boulevard. The protest was one of many planned throughout...