On Thursday, Dec. 28, University of California Regent Norman Pattiz, who was accused of sexual harassment in October of 2016, announced his resignation from the UC Board of Regents after 16 years of service.
Regent Pattiz is the chairman of the Courtside Entertainment Group, which produces radio shows and podcasts. While filming a bra commercial at Pattiz’s PodcastOne studio...
UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox has appointed Elizabeth Watkins as provost and executive vice chancellor, effective May 1, 2021. The appointment is pending approval from University of California (UC) President Michael Drake.
Watkins currently serves as the dean of the graduate division, vice chancellor of student academic affairs and as a professor in the Department of Anthropology, Department of History...
A commitment of $210,000 was promised by Chancellor White to support an outreach educational program aimed at inspiring Native American youth to take advantage of a post-secondary education. On April 17, Chancellor White hosted the Native American Educational Summit where the new funding measure was announced. The money would come from non-state discretionary resources and would be paid out...
In memory of those affected by the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Student Association at UCR held a memorial entitled “Flowers for Our Angels” at the Bell Tower on Thursday, April 21. Students were invited to pay their respects to the victims and flowers were distributed in memory of the victims. The event was coordinated as an effort to pay...
In a joint effort by the University of California, Riverside’s Early Childhood Services (ECS) and their Women’s Resource Center (WRC), a $3.8 million grant was received through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS), in order to help assist student-parents attending the school. UCR has been awarded the CCAMPIS grant 2 times prior to this, once...
On Thursday, Oct. 1, UCR students and faculty participated in the UC Cops Off Campus Coalition’s statewide day of action to remove police from all UC campuses by Sept. 1, 2021.
In partnership with non-profit organization Critical Resistance and the help of Scholars for Social Justice, the American Studies Association (ASA), the Riverside Faculty Association (RFA) and the UCR chapter...
Just in time for Halloween, Transportation Services is partnering with LifeStream Blood Bank to bring back their Donations for Citations Program on Oct. 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Donors will receive full credit toward a parking violation up to $75 for every pint donated. This program not only offers UCR students, faculty and staff an alternative...
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...
A measure that would replace capital punishment with a life sentence without the possibility of parole has qualified for California’s November ballot. The growing number of individuals who want to repeal the state’s capital punishment law claim that the process is expensive and that execution process is too long, resulting in only a handful of executions being carried out.
According...
Three UC chancellors and UC President Janet Napolitano met with President Barack Obama on Thursday, Jan. 16 to participate in an education summit designed to address education accessibility for low-income students. Over 100 college and university presidents joined UC Merced, San Diego and Berkeley chancellors at the summit.
In his speech to the university leaders, President Obama stated that he...