UC Riverside receives thousands to assist undocumented students
UC Riverside will receive a one-time allocation of $512,000 from the University Office of the President (UCOP) to support undocumented students, according to campus officials.
Back in Oct. 2013, UC President Janet Napolitano began a...
UC responds to boycott of Israeli academic institutions
The American Studies Association (ASA), an organization devoted to the studies of American culture and history, recently announced the endorsement of a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The resolution, whose passage was announced...
Three more contract deals struck between the UC and unions
According to deals struck between the UC and various unions, wages for university workers are slated to increase.
The University of California announced that it had reached deals with multiple labor groups in December, ending...
University police reel in barn thief
On Dec. 27, the University of California Police Department (UCPD) arrested Keiana Marie Porter, 23, of Moreno Valley on “suspicion of robbery, burglary, unauthorized use of a credit card and forgery,” and booked her...
News in Brief
UC Riverside founder dies at the age of 104
UCR announced last month that Judge John Gabbert, one of the founders of the university, passed away in his Riverside home on Dec. 9, 2013.
Gabbert was...
Highlander Newsroom 11/27/13
Tune in as the Highlander senior staff discusses the UC-wide strikes by union AFSCME 3299, Thanksgiving and a celebrity-filled event at UCR.
Senators support divestment from fossil fuel companies
Senators ushered through legislation to condemn university investments in the top 200 fossil fuel production companies, but offered few details about how to divest from fossil fuel use at a campus level. Other notable...
Crime Watch: Outbreak of criminal activity before winter break
Suspects arrested for possession of firearm on campus
Last Tuesday, parts of UCR Family Housing were lit up by searchlights from an overhead police helicopter, as the University of California Police Department (UCPD) searched the...
UCR graduate student wins $100,000 grant
The Grand Challenges Exploration Initiative (GCI), sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, recently awarded a UCR computer science graduate student a $100,000 grant to continue her research on insect-classifying sensors.
Yanping Chen, who...
Sustainable UCR members rally at Redlands plant
Members of Sustainable UC Riverside and other local organizations protested against the possible construction of new carbon-emitting power plants on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Mountain View Power Plant in Redlands....