UCR researchers discover that 3-D printing materials may be toxic

University of California, Riverside graduate student Shirin Oskui recently tested 3-D printing materials for toxicity as part of a National Science Foundation grant. Along with adviser William Grover — biological engineer and assistant professor...

The Lab: UCR researcher 3-D prints the cosmic web

UCR physics and astronomy researcher Miguel Aragon-Calvo has created a 3-D printed model of the cosmic web — a network of filaments of dark matter, believed by many astronomers to form the basis of...

Nighttime crime spree occurs near campus

A series of four robberies — including two home invasions — occurred near campus on the night of Feb. 17. The first incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. near Spruce Street and Watkins Drive when...

UCR sets new research grant record

Federal research funding for UCR increased by $19 million for the fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2014 through Sept. 30, 2015 — totaling $97 million in research grants and setting a new a UCR record....

UCR researchers report findings on sleep and memory formation

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have recently reported their findings on how sleep assists in the forming of long-term memories, the first mechanistic explanation for this process, in The Journal of Neuroscience....

BCOE team wins $15,000 grant

A team of students from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering recently won a $15,000 grant for a reusable storm drain filter that is more cost-efficient and less harmful to the environment than other models....

ASUCR approves $35,000 allocation for R’Gear

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, ASUCR senators voted to pass a $35,285.45 expenditure to fund R’Gear by a vote of 9-3-1. Started by 2014-15 ASUCR President Nafi Karim, the program is now considered a tradition...

On-campus robbery sparks creation of safety committee

A campus committee on safety has been proposed after a student was injured in an attempted armed robbery near the Arts Building on Monday, April 13. At around 8:20 p.m., a student was walking toward...

Robberies occur near Lot 30

Two different robberies occurred at the intersection adjacent to and on Lot 30 on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, respectively. The first robbery happened last Thursday at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd and...

Judicial council holds continuation of hearings on cases filed by former interim president

The ASUCR Judicial Council met for the second time this spring quarter on Wednesday, April 12 in the senate chambers, with the meeting beginning at 9:18 a.m. Chief Justice Jo Gbujama began the meeting with...