Compiled by: Evan Ismail, SSW and Andreas Rauch, SSW
Several events occurred at a local, national and global stage throughout the 2016-17 school year that impacted the UCR community. Below we highlight and recap a few of the major events the News section’s Year in Review.
October 2017: Former U.S. Undersecretary of Education comes to campus
Ted Mitchell, now-former U.S. undersecretary of...
UC Riverside has climbed up the list of the top 30 state universities by post-graduation salary potential. Payscale, a compensation data research company, has placed UC Riverside as the 29th top public institution in which graduates earn the highest annual income. The annual salary figures are based on surveys of full-time employees who hold a bachelor’s degree. The study...
The Global Issues Forum (GIF) held an event at UCR’s Alumni Center on Thursday, April 21 called “Global Drug Trafficking: Understanding the Root Causes of the International Narcotics Trade.” The panel was moderated by UCR professor of political science David Pion-Berlin and consisted of Angela Hawken, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and Everard Meade, director of the...
UC Riverside will be shortening the length of winter break from three weeks to two this upcoming school year as a direct response to a UC policy requiring universities to change their academic calendars to avoid conflicts with the Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It’s a move that has gained some support from members of the UC...
UCR researchers have received $1.7 million to research the cause of Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, an incurable citrus disease that has devastated millions of plants across the world. The research is aimed at detecting and controlling the citrus psyllid, a small, flying insect that carries the bacterium, and is part of a $30 million grant from...
On Feb. 5, the city of Riverside installed its first of 26 community pantries to help fight food insecurity. Dubbed the Little Free Pantry program, the project was launched in collaboration with Riverside Mutual Aid and the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). The first free pantry in Riverside is located at 6807 Palm Ave. in front of Sandals Church...
UCR’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house exhibition, free to the public, on Highlander Day, April 18. The exhibition will occur from 1-3:30 p.m. in the Physics Building.
The event will contain hands-on physics demonstrations, tours of the research laboratories and presentations on current campus research done by the department. In the past, demonstrations have displayed...
Move over Culinary Chameleon and Bear Tracks, there’s a new food truck in town. Starting this fall, UCR is rolling out the Moo Moo Udderly Twisted truck, which will feature ice cream and other dessert options. The truck made its debut during freshmen welcome week and Block Party, but aims to hold its official launch on Nov. 1.
UCR Executive...
Lot 30, lot 26, lot 32 and lot 50 will be available for complimentary gold parking Monday through Thursday of finals week. Students will be able to register their license plates and information through the Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) website, print out the pass and put it on their dashboard. The offer is first-come-first-serve and will allow students...
The Department of Entomology will host its first-ever Annual Insect Fair on April 18. The fair will begin at 10 a.m. and last until 5 p.m. on Mission Inn Avenue, between Orange Street and Lemon Street in Downtown Riverside.
The event will be organized by UCR’s Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) with help from the Botany and Entomology Undergraduate Association....