The third Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) Senate meeting of the year began at 7:19 p.m. after failing to meet quorum.
Makai Harris, Vice Chair of UCR’s Chapter of California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) students, announced that in the coming week, they will hold events to educate the campus on issues affecting the planet and...
ASUCR held its first meeting of the Spring quarter on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 pm. After roll call and approval of the previous meeting’s minutes, the meeting started with the Chief Justice of the ASUCR Judicial Council Rume Diamreyan proposing to table an amendment change made by ASUCR late last quarter until further notice on the grounds that...
UCR economist receives $100,000 grant
UCR Economics Professor Steven Helfand has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service to analyze the productivity of farms in Brazil.
The economist will join an international team of researchers from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the University of Connecticut, USDA’s Economic Research Service, the World...
ASUCR senators convened in the senate chambers last Wednesday for the last meeting of the school year. Among the 12 items up for discussion was the amendment of the election codes to combat the controversial campaigning practice known as laptopping. Later in the meeting, city councilman Andy Melendrez and Head of City Planning David Murray discussed the progress on...
UCR Researchers Create Sensor to Measure Liquid Samples
Researchers at UCR have recently developed a sensor to measure samples by using a piece of glass tubing, which will help when measuring samples that are in liquid.
The sensor can be used in many different applications including toxicology, developmental biology, plant sciences and biomaterials engineering. The research was focused on toxicology...
In the early hours of Monday, March 21, Pentland Hills Residence Hall and Glen Mor Apartments were affected by a power outage. The cause of the outage was never specified to residents, and those who contacted Riverside County were told the outage was not caused on their end.
The power outage impacted the broilers to Glen Mor Residential buildings, causing...
For many local businesses around UC Riverside, the coronavirus pandemic has posed significant and unforeseen challenges.
The Getaway Cafe, located in Bannockburn Village, has been a popular destination for UCR students, faculty and staff for almost 22 years. Since its opening in July of 1998, the Getaway Cafe has concentrated on providing UCR with a communal space for students to...
The University Human Resources (HR) building, located on University Avenue by the 215 Freeway, caught on fire at approximately 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The building was evacuated and no one was harmed.
According to Tim Bueller, a media relations representative of the Riverside FireDepartment (RFD), the department received a call at approximately 7:30 a.m.from the building’s single occupant....
On Nov. 20, the Riverside University Health System reported the first flu death in Riverside County in this year’s flu season. According to their news release, the unidentified individual, who was over 65 and from Western Riverside County, had not been vaccinated.
Riverside County Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky stated, “This death is a sad reminder of the dangers that...
UCR economics professor receives $70,000 grant
UCR associate professor Steven Helfand has been awarded $70,000 from the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The money will be used to research the efficacy of PROGAVIAO, a UN-funded program designed to alleviate rural poverty in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil.
“IFAD’s mission is to help the poorest of the...