The UCR Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research (CBSR) has received a grant of $250,000 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. The award is dedicated to the Un Catalogo Colectivo de Impresos Latino Americanos hasta 1851, or the CCILA, which is an ongoing project of the CBSR that looks to catalog printed work of Latin American and...
A team of UC Riverside computer scientists has received a $1.2 million grant from The National Science Foundation to mine data from pediatric intensive care units. Leading UCR computer science Professor Eamonn Keogh is working with professors of computer engineering, Dr. Walid Najjar and Vasilis Tsotras, to identify binary relationships, which may potentially save lives and reduce healthcare costs....
The Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UC Riverside, active since 1996, was honored by the Max H. Gluck Foundation Oct. 13 for its collaborative effort to integrate art with local outreach.
“This award was for our long service with ,” stated Christine Leapman, coordinator of the UCR Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts. Although we’ve been longer...
On his cross-country tour to stump for President Barack Obama and Democratic Congressional candidates, President Bill Clinton visited the Bren Events Center on the UC Irvine campus for the “California’s Voice” rally on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Exactly two weeks before election day, President Clinton spoke to the crowd of over 5,000 and issued his public endorsements of candidates Mark...
At their third-annual summit, the California STEM Learning network honored two female UCR professors and 10 other women with the “Leading Women in STEM” statewide award.
Held on Oct. 15 and 16, the two-day conference on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took place in San Diego, with the attendance of over 350 researchers, educators, policymakers and entrepreneurs. The summit...
UCR fraternity breaks sandwich-making world record
On Oct. 9, the members of Theta Tau, a professional engineering fraternity, attempted to break the world record of most sandwiches made in an hour. The sandwiches of choice were peanut butter and jelly, which were later distributed by Second Harvest Food Bank around Riverside. The previous world record was set by 100 children...
At the ASUCR Senate meeting on Oct. 15, senators declared the temporary suspension of a Legislative Review Committee bylaw, as well as the passing of two key funding bylaws. President Liam Dow, along with the rest of the senate, motioned to endorse Proposition 30, on the grounds that failure to pass on Nov. 6 will lead to a 20.2...
On Oct. 18, UCR Vice Chancellor James Sandoval visited Perris High School in Perris to kickoff “Achieve UC,” a systemwide initiative that informs teenagers about the financial options available to them when pursuing higher education in the UC system.
The program was started by UC President Mark Yudof who, after visiting a disadvantaged high school in Northern California, implored each...
The newly-implemented online program UC Online provides more students with the option of taking general education classes through a University of California campus. Initially reserved for UC-enrolled students, the program became accessible to the public in early October. The UC system is hoping to target undergraduate classes that may be overcrowded. First introduced in January at UC Merced, the...
In response to a high-voltage switch failure that occurred near the Genomics building last Saturday, Oct. 13, the UCR Facilities Management team was forced to temporarily shut down power to nearly 30 buildings across campus.
The power outage was caused by a failure in the electrical switch located near the Genomics building. A generator was used to power the building...