The School of Public Policy hosted a seminar with former Foreign Service Officer Jesse Coronado on October 24. This seminar was a part of The Generations Dialogue Project, which aims to increase the number of underrepresented youth who pursue a career in American foreign policy. They connect young Americans with trailblazers in American foreign policy and international affairs. The...
California’s state grass Stipa Pulchra, more commonly known as purple needlegrass, has been slowly disappearing. Purple needlegrass can live for 100 years or more and used to cover numerous parts of California, but has now been destroyed by non-native grasses. Purple needlegrass is drought resistant and promotes the health of native wildflowers by attracting helpful fungi. For this reason,...
On Wednesday Oct. 19th, the ASUCR Senate called to order at 6:30 P.M. All were present except President Pro Tempore Aalani Richardson, CHASS Senator Jules Yang and BCOE Senator Chloe Au.
A motion to remove CA-F22-001 and CA-F22-002 from the agenda was approved by CNAS Senator Brenden Cano and seconded by CHASS Senator Brandon Huang. The agenda with the following...
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Associated Students of UCR called to order their 2nd meeting of the quarter remotely to ensure the health and safety of the attendees. All senators were present with the exception of President Pro Tempore Aalani Richardson and BCOE Senator Chloe Au who were excused from the meeting.
Motions to add the Senator Reports to the...
California Governor Gavin Newsom, on Sept. 25, 2022, signed an Inland Empire lawmakers’ bill that will grant the University of California, Riverside, $201 million in state funding. Authored by assembly members Jose Medina and Adam C. Gray, AB 2046 would require funding appropriated by the Legislature during the 2022–2023 to 2024–2025, inclusive, fiscal years to directly support campus expansion...
Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NH/PI) represent the third fastest growing minority population, according to the U.S. census. However, they remain both understudied and underserved. The lack of health and healthcare related data to evaluate the status of the population limits the development of meaningful interventions and policies. A few available representative studies detail that NH/PI’s face disproportionately elevated risk for...
The Center for Economic Forecasting doesn’t foresee any major change for the Inland Empire economy over the next 12 months and expects business activity to rise between 2% and 3%. The increase in the regional business activity in the second quarter of the latest available data represents a significant decline in growth from recent quarters.
UCR School of Business locates...
On Sept. 29, Highlanders received an email from Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth Watkins that provided an update on the administration and the issues they hope to tackle in the year. As explained by the Provost, the campus leadership engaged in a day-long on-site retreat where the provost and chancellor’s cabinet as well as the academic senate and...
UC Riverside has seen a drastic growth in its student population, enrolling a record of 26,847. Seeking to expand its infrastructure, UCR funds the construction of a new Student Health and Counseling Center. The facility will bolster medical, mental health, and wellbeing services in a more convenient location nearby on-campus student residences.
Construction began in February western portion of Parking...
Students and faculty alike identified the significance of proactive effort by our institutions in mitigating the consequences of pollution and enforcing transformative sustainability policies. Since as early as the 1960s, the academic community has made efforts to promote sustainability. Student-led organizations lobbied for green programs and policies throughout the UC system. Some early efforts included an organic farm created...