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 the renewable energy field.
Dr. Juliann Allison, associate professor of gender and sexuality studies, led the discussion. She mentioned her research on this topic was inspired...
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 the fact that we allocated funds for R’Gear, it seems only appropriate and right that the senators who allocated the funds help to make sure...
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 held an all day strike between the Arts and CHASS buildings to protest outsourcing and other unfair labor practices that affect UC workers.
In an interview with The Highlander, Senior Cook, AFSCME Executive Board Member and Bargaining Representative Jesse Hernandez stated that the reason for...
In an October interview with the Los Angeles Times, UCR Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan discussed how the Asian American vote will play a key and decisive role in choosing the eventual nominee to take on incumbent President Trump.
“This has been an already historic election season, with three Asian and Pacific Islander candidates running...
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, the UCR School of Business’ Center for Economic Forecasting and Development hosted the annual Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference. The event was held at the Riverside Convention Center and began at 8:46 a.m.
The name of this year’s conference was “The House that Wasn’t Built,” in reference to the main theme of the conference. The theme...
R’Kids, a student-led organization dedicated to offering a community and resources for student parents are currently in the midst of attempting to institutionalize their organization and gain a space on campus to carry out its activities.
As of this year, the student organization is petitioning the university administration via change.org and during tabling on Wednesdays to get their organization to...
On Thursday, Nov. 7, Chancellor Kim. A Wilcox sent a campuswide email updating the campus on their continuing deliberations regarding commencement ceremonies for 2020.
In June, Wilcox sent an email to the campus stating that in surveying students after commencement each year, their primary feedback has been to move the ceremonies indoors and to shorten the length. Wilcox also stated...
On Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 held a student labor town hall in HUB 221. According to its website, AFSCME is the University of California’s largest employee union, representing more than 24,000 employees at UC’s 10 campuses, five medical centers, numerous clinics, research laboratories and UC Hastings...
On Friday, Nov. 8, the Women's Resource Center (WRC) hosted the third annual PERSIST: Women’s Political Engagement Conference in the HUB 302 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:26 p.m.
The event featured a number of political speakers who addressed the underrepresentation of women in politics, spoke about the challenges women of color face in politics and encouraged women aspiring to join...
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, a community town hall was hosted at the UCR Extension Center to discuss the proposed Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) STEM High School at UCR.
The event began at 6 p.m. but starting at 5:30 p.m., attendees were able to walk around the room and visit different presentation tables regarding the budget, planning and location of...