Computer Science and Engineering Professor Eamonn Keogh has been awarded $300,000 to help support his creation of a wireless bug sensor that can help protect food crops from natural pests and insects. Keogh won the first place prize in a competition hosted by the Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project. The sensor is able to detect and classify any...
Last Wednesday’s ASUCR senate meeting revolved around Senators Esther Hwang and Albert Yum’s digressions from their lobbying duties on a university-funded trip to Washington D.C. The meeting’s public forum period lasted nearly two hours and allowed students to voice their dismay and frustration toward the two senators who, in turn, provided their own perspective on the controversy. “I will...
The themes of transparency, accountability and awareness were among the most prominent discussion points during last week’s ASUCR debates at the Bell Tower. Nearly a dozen ASUCR senatorial candidates were in attendance to elaborate on their party platforms and goals that they would pursue if elected into office. After answering a series of questions posed by current ASUCR senators,...
On April 13, UC San Diego announced a series of initiatives that it will take to prevent racial harassment incidents such as 2010’s infamous Compton Cookout. The creation of a community outreach program and an office for the prevention of harassment and discrimination were among the steps announced by the university. The initiatives are part of a settlement with...
As revealed by the UC Office of the President on Feb. 27, a record total of 80,289 students were offered admission to the University of California for Fall 2012. Out of that number, 61,443 admissions were allocated to California students, 10,309 for out-of-state students and 8,537 for international students. “We continue to honor the California Master Plan, finding...
The Board of Trustees at Santa Monica College (SMC) have voted to abandon their plans for a two-tier tuition plan in which high-demand courses would be offered at higher prices. Facing overcrowding and limited resources, SMC intended to create a nonprofit foundation which would offer core classes at inflated rates of $180 per unit versus the normal cost of...
During the public forum portion of ASUCR’s April 4 senate meeting, UCR student and UCSA external affairs committee member David Castillo read a letter which implicated ASUCR senators Esther Hwang and Albert Yum for allegedly neglecting their responsibilities as UCR delegates at last March’s USSA Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. The letter, written anonymously but later attributed to fourth-year...
A recent university study has found that California women have made significant strides in many areas, particularly in the field of education, where they are obtaining degrees at a higher rate than men. The report also highlights continuing inequities between women and men in areas such as employment rates and earning power.
Over the course of a year, researchers from...
Nosang Myung, professor and chair of UC Riverside’s department of chemical and environmental engineering, is seeking ways to enable mobile devices to detect airborne substances and chemical properties. Myung has teamed up with Innovation Economy Corporation, who will sponsor his lab and help promote Myung’s research endeavors. Although it may be many years until cellphone users can utilize their...
The much-anticipated UC Davis task force report was released last week in an evaluation that is highly critical of the UC Davis administration and police authorities. The report, led by former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, revealed the alarming extent of administrative deficiencies and miscommunication that occurred leading up to the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident. “The decision...