Southern Californian committee to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution
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...
LGBT anti-discrimination bill passes US Senate
The U.S. Senate voted in favor of a bill entitled Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Nov. 7, which prohibits employers from making employment decisions, such as hiring, firing, promoting or compensating an employee, based...
UCR to transition from iLearn to Canvas
UCR is transitioning its learning management system from iLearn (powered by Blackboard) to Canvas, a cloud-based, learning management software. In preparation for the 2020-2021 academic year, UCR’s Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching and Engagement...
Faculty’s no-confidence vote fails against UC Davis chancellor
Following two weeks of online voting that ended Friday Feb. 17, UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has endured a faculty-initiated vote of no confidence. The vote was prompted by the controversial pepper-spray incident...
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...
Insurance commissioner discusses health care problems, reform
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones spoke at UCR on Thursday as part of the School of Public Policy’s seminar series, in which well-known policymakers — including former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich — are...
Sources: UCR VCSA James Sandoval on leave from university; investigation ongoing
The status of UC Riverside Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs (VCSA) James Sandoval’s future is in question after numerous sources reveal that, as of Friday, Nov. 10, he is on leave from the university.
The...
Tuition freeze among demands of CSU hunger strike
Over a dozen students from various California State University campuses initiated a hunger strike last Thursday, May 3. As of Sunday, May 6, the hunger strike participants had yet to consume any food, although...
Dr. Haining Zhong presents new findings on cAMP and PKA signaling
On Tuesday, March 7, the Neuroscience Graduate Program welcomed Dr. Haining Zhong from the Vollum Institute. The independent research institute is affiliated with Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Zhong is...
The results are in! Cole elected 2018 ASUCR president
Written by Myles Andrews-Duve and Andreas Rauch
Semi Cole was elected president of the ASUCR for the 2018-19 academic year on Monday in a culmination of a campaign that focused on student engagement, community outreach...