News In Brief
Eaton Science Fiction Conference
From April 11-14, the Marriott hotel in downtown Riverside will be hosting the 34th annual Eaton Science Fiction Conference. The conference is sponsored by UCR’s College of Humanities and Social...
UPDATE: One victim dead after shootings near campus
Parts of University Ave. were shut down Wednesday, March 13 following shootings at a nearby apartment complex and on the I-215 offramp.
Around 7:20 p.m., Daniel John Jones, a 44-year-old Hispanic male of Chino Hills...
PASSED AND SHREDDED
Held under the premise of a secret ballot vote, ASUCR senators voted on a series of controversial resolutions including one to end funding to companies accused of supporting apartheid, particularly in Israel. The legality...
Students descend on Sacramento for Student Lobby Conference
The 11th annual UC Student Lobby Conference served as an opportunity for student leaders to lobby the state’s elected representatives and organize workshop sessions to inform the public about a wide variety of issues....
Students organize upcoming Immigration Summit on March 16
A student-led group has organized the National Leadership Summit for Immigration, a conference to be held on March 16 that will include a panel of congressmen, assemblymen and prominent scholars from across the United...
Professor emeritus hosts talk on multiculturalism
On the evening of Wednesday, March 6, UCR Professor of History Emeritus Dr. Carlos Cortés gave a talk titled “Multicultural America in a Globalizing World.” Taking place at the Mission Inn, the event was...
Town hall outlines UCR’s harsh financial struggles
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dallas Rabenstein hosted a town hall meeting on Feb. 25 to discuss the current status of UC Riverside’s budget. Despite some disheartening information provided about the current financial status...
Senators clash over proposed constitutional amendment
The night of Feb. 27 was filled with confusion and angst within the Senate Chambers, as ASUCR senators voted to table a resolution that would support permanently proportioning the number of elected senators to...
The Lab: research news from UCR and the UC system
Breakthrough in Hummingbird Research
It was always thought that the hummingbird’s flight generated a single trail of vortices that helped it fly. A vortex, or mass of whirling air, is created during the hummingbird’s downstroke....