UC San Francisco (UCSF) has become the largest scientific institution in the nation and the first UC campus to allow for public access to its research publications. The university, which publishes around 4,500 scholarly papers each year, will be following in the footsteps of other notable universities such as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Our primary motivation...
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau is one of the first high-ranking officials to express his opposition to a proposal aimed at capping out-of-state UC enrollment at 10 percent. The proposal was introduced by California Senator Michael Rubio, who seeks an amendment to the state’s constitution in order to make the 10 percent cap a legally binding restriction for the...
Recent Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California poll results revealed mixed news for Governor Brown as support for his proposed tax initiative has declined in recent months, although the proposal still retains a majority backing of 59 percent. The governor’s tax initiative, which would increase the sales tax by a quarter-cent and boost the income tax rates of Californians...
Increased tensions in student-administrative relations and improvements to the university’s stature have dominated UC Riverside’s headlines this past year.
In January, the UC Board of Regents convened for a series of meetings at UC Riverside. Groups including ASUCR, the Occupy Movement and the Free UCR Alliance hosted seminars, demonstrations and rallies in response to the regents’ arrival. The regents’ arrival...
During the ASUCR senate meeting on May 30, the legality of the recently implemented UCOP Funding Stream Initiative was questioned by both the senate and public alike. The Initiiative enacts a 1.69 percent assessment fee on all UC campus expenditures in order to fund central operating programs. Approved by the Board of Regents back in July 2011, the passage...
UCLA to begin innovative face transplantation program
The upcoming UCLA Face Transplantation Program will be the first of its kind in the western part of the United States. In partnership with Operation Mend, the reconstructive surgery is meant to improve the lives of those suffering from irreversible traumatic injuries and accidental disfiguration. The university is currently seeking patients to participate...
UC Riverside was awarded $3.1 million in grants by the U.S. Department of Education to fund the Upward Bound Program for the next five years. Established in 2002, Upward Bound provides opportunities for students in nearby communities to succeed in high school and achieve their goals of college admittance. The program is directed towards students who are either going...
Approximately 65 voters from the UC Riverside community participated in last week’s early voting for the June primary election. The prospect of having future early voting opportunities was jeopardized following a low turnout, but was revived on May 23 when 43 additional students, faculty and staff voted at the Student Services Building. Event organizer Laurie Hill noted that new...
A series of studies conducted by researchers from UC Riverside, Stanford University and the University of British Columbia have found that parenting is associated with higher feelings of happiness and “meaning” than non-parents. The research, compiled in a paper titled, “In Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More Joy Than Misery,” is scheduled to be released in the...
UC Riverside’s Institute for the Study of Immigrant Religions will make its debut on June 1. The center will serve as an archive for a plethora of religious information ranging from oral histories provided by immigrants to scholarly research. The new institute is housed within the UCR Center for Ideas and Society (located in the INTN building) and is...