It’s something that every Highlander will pass by at least once in their university career — the UCR Mural under Highway 60, which has made a particular impression on former ASUCR Senator Shadi Matar. As Matar came from his classes at the University Village theater, it dawned on him that he wanted to see something more representative of the...
On June 4, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advisory group throughout the UC system. For the past two years, the UC task force on climate and inclusion made eight recommendations, ranging from data collection to cultural training, to advance the well-being of the LGBT community and to call for...
On June 12, UCR ARTSblock was awarded a $125,000 research grant for an upcoming exhibition of work called, “Critical Utopias: The Art of Futurismo Latino.” This exhibition will explore Latino science fiction in the visual arts as a social, cultural and political critique in futuristic utopias. The research will be conducted by select arts and humanities professors at UCR....
On June 8, a female UCR student was abducted from the University Village (UV) Towers parking garage located on 3500 Iowa Avenue. The psychology student was returning from shopping when the suspect struck her, covered her eyes, tied her hands and reportedly forced her into a vehicle for 30 minutes. She talked to the abductor until he returned her...
In the wake of colleges across the country finishing their graduating ceremonies, President Barack Obama has announced a set of measures intended to reduce the record levels of student loan debt, including additional plans to cap loan repayments.
“At a time when higher education has never been more important, it’s also never been more expensive,” Obama said in a June...
A UC Riverside-led project has received $12 million over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) — the largest single federal grant the campus has ever received — to improve the nation’s energy production and usage. Spearheaded by UCR Professor of Physics Jing Shi, the project, “Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems” (SHINES), seeks to convert...
One of the most visible partners of the Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) is the Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), which has begun a project to create a renewable energy research center that will study the integration of renewable energy sources such as an electrical smart grid that can help with charging electric cars and storing energy....
On May 6, the Riverside city council voted to end the 7-year-old citywide wireless network called SmartRiverside. One goal of the free Wi-Fi program was to benefit 3600 families in the local community — numbers the program failed to meet.
“The Wi-Fi system the city used was old and slow,” said city council member Mike Gardner. “It did not work...
Two separate medical emergencies, occurring within the same hour, spurred the appearance of a firetruck on campus last Friday, according to UCR officials.
A female student reported an allergic reaction to something she ate and was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital. In the second case, a student located near Lot 19 reported a dislocated shoulder after injuring themselves while riding...
A gunman mugged two people of $38,000 last Saturday at University Iowa Garden Apartments, a housing complex near UC Riverside, before running away, according to a news release.
Around 9:50 a.m., one victim withdrew $37,000 and the second one withdrew $1,000 from a Bank of America branch. They were allegedly followed by the suspect, who robbed them at gunpoint, Riverside...