In response to growing ambitions to create a more welcoming environment for the “rolling restaurants,” Riverside County is holding a food truck festival on June 25.
Located in front of the County Administration office, the food truck gathering is being spearheaded by Riverside County Supervisor Kevin Jeffries, who was cited as saying in a press release, “Riverside County needs to...
Bernd Magnus, UCR professor emeritus of philosophy and Holocaust survivor, died Nov. 3. Magnus was born in Danzig, Germany where he and his family escaped the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen and moved to New York.
After earning his undergraduate degree at the City College of New York and his graduate degree at Columbia University, Magnus began teaching at UCR...
Last Thursday, UCR’s new School of Public Policy hosted Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin at the Center for Environmental Research (CE-CERT) building off campus. Hestrin lectured on the rising crime in Riverside County. According to the district attorney, a combination of imperfect legislation and a lack of resources are responsible for the rising crime rate.
Hestrin’s presentation asserted that...
UCR: BCOE students participate the most in faculty-mentored research
Approximately 12.5 percent of the undergraduate student body participated in faculty-mentored research during the 2011-2012 school year, according to a study conducted by UCR Office of Undergraduate Education (UE). The results revealed that student participation in research differs between colleges, with BCOE at 21 percent, SOBA at 15 percent, CNAS at...
ASUCR convened on Wednesday in the senate chambers to pass two resolutions. The first resolution aimed to condemn the Islamophobic, racist and sexist hate crime wherein graduate students offices were vandalized last month. The other sought to improve vegan options for students on campus. Before these resolutions were passed, students from the organization Queer Alliance voiced their contempt for...
On June 8, a female UCR student was abducted from the University Village (UV) Towers parking garage located on 3500 Iowa Avenue. The psychology student was returning from shopping when the suspect struck her, covered her eyes, tied her hands and reportedly forced her into a vehicle for 30 minutes. She talked to the abductor until he returned her...
On Wednesday, May 17, UCR and the Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) company, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Sempra Energy, announced the opening of a new natural gas research center on campus. The Center for Renewable Natural Gas (CRNG) will solely focus on the research of new technologies that can be used to renew natural gas, making it the...
Marking the fourth meeting of the fall quarter, the ASUCR senate approved the passage of two resolutions: one to create a “sanctuary” for undocumented UC students and another to revise UCR policies on the assembly of 25 or more individuals on campus.
Senators support greater freedom of expression on campus
Young Americans for Liberty President Ben Roden authored a resolution entitled,...
Nearly 40 community members came out to condemn the non-indictment ruling of Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African American man near Ferguson, Mo. back in Aug. 2014. Announced nearly one week ago, the ruling has continued to spark ongoing and sometimes violent demonstrations throughout the nation.
Located in front of the Blood...
On Tuesday, April 4, UCR Assistant Professor of Chemistry Chao Wang, along with several other researchers, announced that they designed a new type of polymer that has the capability of healing itself. This polymer has the ability to stretch up to 50 times its size as well as “stitch itself” back together within 24 hours, should there be a...