On Wednesday, Oct. 23 beginning at 7 a.m., the Citizens United Committee (CUC) of UCR had their monthly breakfast at the Alumni and Visitors Center.
The breakfast began with a presentation from Lynn Carmen Day, the current chief academic officer for the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD). Day began by providing an overview of a potential project between UCR and...
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Dean of Students office, CARE and Title IX piloted their conversation series focused on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) policy, prevention, response and student support at UCR. It was a space for students to come in and get to know the people behind the policy set in place to keep them safe on...
In early September, Dr. John Jefferson Perry, assistant professor of biochemistry and fragment-based and rational-based lead discovery researcher at UCR, received a grant from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs of the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a novel lead compound to treat breast cancer.
In an interview with The Highlander, Dr. Perry stated that his lab focuses on...
On Wednesday Oct. 16, ASUCR held its third meeting of fall quarter.
During the meeting, Christine Mata, the dean of students and the vice chancellor of student affairs and Jorge Ancona, the assistant vice chancellor of alumni and constituent relations, spoke on behalf of the Office of Event Management & Protocol in regards to the changes to commencement ceremonies that...
On Friday, Oct. 18, the HUB Governing Board and Office of Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) hosted a presentation on the upcoming construction of the Student Success Center (SSC) building at HUB 269. The event lasted from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and provided food and drinks.
The HUB Governing Board is responsible for developing facility operations policies, approving budgets...
CALPIRG, a UCR student public interest activism group, kicked off their five campaigns for the 2019-2020 school year on Wednesday, Oct. 16. from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m in HUB 355. Around 30 students stopped by the event to learn more about what CALPIRG has planned for the year.
The presentation was led by Laura Caldera, the chapter chair for...
ASUCR hosted an open house event on Friday, Oct. 18, starting at 9 a.m. at the ASUCR office for people to come meet and speak with their representatives. ASUCR gave free doughnuts, candy, coffee and pizza.
The open house was designed to be a senator project to network with ASUCR senators and ASUCR members and understand the layout of the...
On Oct. 9, ASUCR held its second meeting of the quarter. The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m.
At the beginning of the meeting, Maurice Armstrong, a BCOE senator, motioned to amend the agenda to include a closed session meeting at the end of the meeting to discuss internal tensions within ASUCR. The motion passed 13-0-2. During public...
On Monday, July 29, the vice chancellor of planning and budget, and business and administration services, Gerry Bomotti, released a statement that the Student Success Center (SSC) has moved on from the procurement phase to the design development phase. The SSC would add about 1,000 classroom seats in a mix of lecture halls and smaller classrooms. This building is...
On Monday, Oct. 7, the official UCR Instagram page posted that the Botanic Gardens’ geodesic dome has been closed to the public until further notice. The dome, which was built in 1984, has become structurally unsound and deemed unsafe by the UCR Botanic Gardens staff.
The director of the Botanic Gardens, Jodie Holt, said that the dome is inherently weak...