ASUCR discusses replacing election debates with an open house, ASUCR passes six pieces of...

On Wednesday, Nov. 20, ASUCR held their second State of the Association Meeting of the quarter. ASUCR executive cabinet members discussed what projects they have been working on or completed so far this quarter. During...

Chancellor Wilcox holds fall campus update

On Thursday, Nov. 21, Chancellor Kim. A Wilcox held a fall campus update at 12 p.m. The update included presentations by the chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brian Haynes, with opportunities for...

TAPS partners with Waze Carpool to assist students and staff

UCR Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has recently partnered with Waze Carpool to help students and staff at UCR find someone to carpool with on their drive to campus. In an interview with The Highlander,...

UCR launches Veterans Resource Center website for veteran and military-affiliated students

This past Veterans Day, UCR’s Veterans Resource Center (VRC) launched their official website for student veterans. The VRC is a UCR service center meant to provide veteran and military-affiliated students with a support system,...

UCR Mobility HUB project over budget, leads to delays

Drew Hecht, co-director of management of UCR’s Office of Planning, Design & Construction and principal architect for the HUB Mobility Project, gave an update on the Mobility HUB on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The Mobility HUB...

Recent UCR doctoral graduate discusses the significance of the fundamentalist Mormon communities in Mexico

Cristina Rosetti, a doctoral student specializing in religious studies who graduated from UCR in June 2019 has recently been interviewed by news organizations, including CNN, ABC and CBS News in regards to the massacre...

ASUCR holds special elections to fill undergraduate sustainability director vacancy

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, ASUCR held a special election to fill the undergraduate sustainability director vacancy. Olenka Graham-Castaneda, the previous undergraduate sustainability director, stepped down for reasons unknown. During Public Forum, BCOE Senator Maurice Armstrong,...

Student leaders collaborate with Riverside Farmers Market to donate fresh produce to the R’Pantry

As part of her senator project, ASUCR School of Public Policy Senator and President Pro Tempore Preeti Juturu is working with CALPIRG Zero Hunger Initiative Director Kate Castillo to establish a collaboration with the...

ORI Seminar highlights the gender gap in renewable energy

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the UCR Office of Research Integrity partnered with the Departments of Gender and Sexuality Studies and Research and Economic Development (RED) to host a seminar about the gender gap in...

ASUCR discusses making R’Gear a mandatory event for senators and lack of ASUCR turnout...

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, President Pro Tempore Preeti Juturu discussed making the distribution of R’Gear a required event for senators to attend during their seventh meeting of the quarter. During Public Forum, Juturu stated, "Considering...