$20,000 grant for YOK Center
A $20,000 grant from the Korean Foundation was awarded to UC Riverside’s Young Oak Kim (YOK) Center for Korean American Studies in support of...
UC official acknowledges likelihood of tuition increases
During a special budget teleconference held Jan. 11, top UC official Patrick Lenz revealed that the university does not envision any end to tuition...
ASUCR update
A discussion of ASUCR’s “Taking a Stand” agenda and an apology regarding December’s protest guidelines dominated the content of ASUCR’s first senate meeting of...
Soda tax could save 26,000 lives over a decade and generate $13 billion in...
It’s possible a nationwide penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened drinks could prevent an estimated 26,000 deaths, 2.4 million cases of diabetes, 95,000 coronary heart events...
UCR entomologist tackles Rwanda’s agricultural pest
UC Riverside Entomology Professor and Jefferson Science Fellow Thomas Miller has ventured to Rwanda in order to investigate the defects resulting in a “potato-tasting”...
UCR psychologist receives award
The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust has awarded UC Riverside Professor of Psychology Howard Friedman $25,000 for serving as a mentor and guide for...
Chancellor creates task force on speech, removes protest guidelines
The UC Riverside Task Force on Speech and Assembly had their first meeting last Friday following the release and subsequent removal of guidelines concerning...
UCR scientists assist in discovery of rare galaxy
The galaxy known as GN-108036 was recently discovered by a team of astronomers including two UC Riverside researchers. Professor Bahram Mobasher and graduate student...
UCR faculty recognized for scientific contributions
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected four faculty from UC Riverside to join the prestigious association. According to AAAS...
UCR leads efforts to eliminate citrus pest
The usage of parasitic wasps by UC Riverside scientists is among the most recent and innovative strategies implemented in the fight against the Asian...