A pledge of $900,000 from Henry Coil was made to the UC Riverside Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Downtown Riverside. Coil, a Riverside native, has been a longtime philanthropist and arts benefactor in the Inland Empire community.
“I understand that funding has always been difficult. You need large sums of money in order to do get...
Raymond L. Orbach, director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and former UCR chancellor, and geosciences professor Charles “Chip” Groat, have both resigned in the wake of a controversial “fracking” study.
The Public Accountability Initiative, a watchdog group, revealed that Groat, the head researcher and author of the study, held a spot on the board...
The sounds of Scottish bagpipes issued a warm Highlander welcome to UCR’s newest chancellor, Jane Close Conoley, as she took the stage at her welcome reception on Jan. 11. Held in the University Theater, the welcome event invited an interactive discussion about UCR’s ambitions for admission to the Association of American Universities (AAU), the UCR 2020 strategic plan, the...
Gov. Brown’s initial budget provides a modest consideration of higher education, but future tuition increases still loom.
Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed state budget for 2013-2014 on Jan. 10., which includes an increase of $256.5 million in state general funds to the UC. Included funds from Proposition 30 will provide a promised amount of $125 million, preventing any further...
Built originally in 1994 to accommodate 11,000 students, UCR’s primary fitness center will expand for a rapidly growing campus population.
Cardio kickboxing is one of many leisure classes offered at the UCR Student Recreation Center (SRC). As an invigorating alternative to a regular workout routine, the fitness classes are popular with students and thus, oftentimes overcrowded, leading many to do...
UCOP withdraws logo following a firestorm of online criticism and national media scrutiny.
UC officials have promptly removed a modern UC logo, after receiving much backlash from the general community about its design and apparent lack of prestige. The logo, which was slowly introduced on system websites and documents as early as spring 2012, garnered attention once students began sharing...
Chancellor Timothy White officially resigned from his position on Dec. 31, 2012, leaving his post as UCR’s leader of four years to spearhead the California State University system. In his wake, he leaves what many in the campus community see as a lasting legacy that ranks among the most fondly remembered UCR chancellors.
Among Chancellor White’s many accomplishments since he...
On Dec. 13, 2012 UC Riverside held a ceremony for administrators, elected officials and community supporters as it unveiled the UCR School of Medicine Education building.
Visitors received a preview of some of the building’s new features, which include a medical simulation laboratory, a lecture hall, patient examination rooms and rooms for group discussions.
The simulation laboratory was among the most...
UCR named "Best Value" by U.S. Finance Magazine
UC Riverside was recognized as one of the nation’s 100 best values in public colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for 2012-2013. This is the fifth time that UCR has appeared on the magazine’s list.
UCR is acknowledged by the magazine for its four-year graduation rate of 49 percent, low average student debt at graduation,...
In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting that took place Dec.14 in Newtown, Conn., California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera took to his Facebook page and posted a heartfelt poem entitled, "Little Ones We Carry You.”
Much like a previous project of his, “The Most Incredible and Biggest and Most Amazing Poem on Unity in the World,” Herrera...