Saturday, May 4, 2024

UCR organizations encourage students to help those in need

On Wednesday, April 19 from 12-1 p.m., the Student Action Council for Eradicating Poverty and Inequality (SACEPI) partnered with OverFlow to participate in Global Poverty Action Day. Together, they gathered at the Bell Tower...

Bourns College installs solar microgrid on Indian reservation

Engineers from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering began work this week on a new solar energy microgrid intended for the Chemehuevi Indian Reservation near Havasu Lake, Calif. The team of experts from Bourns College’s...

ASUCR updates bylaws, consolidates Outreach Director position

ASUCR met last Wednesday, Feb. 20 to discuss upcoming projects, revise certain bylaws and review standard procedure. Here are some highlights from the meeting: During committee reports an opening day event for solar umbrellas...

UCR entomology department ranks second-best worldwide

On Monday, April 3, UC Riverside’s Department of Entomology was ranked as the second-best entomology program in the world by the Center for World University Rankings, one of the largest and most comprehensive worldwide...

UCR Student Services staff receive narcan and overdose training

Disclaimer: The UCR Residential Life staff are not currently equipped to administer narcan. The training was informative on the subject and not specific to the administration of the drug. On Wednesday, April 20, UC Riverside...

Citizens United Committee hosts their monthly breakfast and discusses STEM high school

On Wednesday, Oct. 23 beginning at 7 a.m., the Citizens United Committee (CUC) of UCR had their monthly breakfast at the Alumni and Visitors Center. The breakfast began with a presentation from Lynn Carmen Day,...

Concerns over new Title IX regulations raise questions for UC policy

In November 2018, the Department of Education released new regulatory proposals to Title IX. According to the press release the “proposed rule seeks to ensure that all schools clearly understand their legal obligations under...

UCR study explores link between moral standards and behavior

A recent study conducted by sociologists Jan E. Stets of UC Riverside and Michael J. Carter of Cal State Northridge has proposed a possible link between a person’s behavior and their moral standards. The...

Commencement Working Group holds meeting to discuss 2020 ceremony

On Monday, Dec. 2, the Commencement Working Group held their second meeting to determine the best location for UCR’s 2020 graduation ceremonies. The Commencement Working Group was created to collaborate and brainstorm a course...

ASUCR debates over bill that would amend the stipends and regulations bylaw

At the ASUCR meeting held on Wednesday, April 29, members of ASUCR debated SB-S20: Addition of Section 11 to Chapter 8 Stipends and Regulations. During Committee Reports, President Pro Tempore and CHASS Senator Miguel Ramirez...