Two UCR students, third-year chemical engineering and physics double major Nicholas Pham and fourth-year physics major Renata Koontz, have received Goldwater scholarships, one of the country’s most prestigious undergraduate science accolades.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship, named after the former presidential candidate and 30-year Republican senator of Arizona, was instituted by Congress in 1986. Awarded annually to around 300 students throughout...
ASUCR held their first senate meeting of spring quarter on Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 6:38 p.m.
The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) led the meeting’s order of business, as board leadership Amanda Sanchez, Avit Patel and Ivy Son presented recent amendments to their constitution. Once the ratifications were covered, the members went on to announce that their new...
Just around a year ago, the South Coast Air Quality Management District donated $1 million to fund the Air Quality and Climate Change Training program (ACT) at UCR’s Center of Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT).
CE-CERT Director Nicole Davis explained the nature of the program in an interview with The Highlander. “It is for people who are coming into...
From Friday, March 23 to Sunday, March 25, students from UCR and eight other UC campuses gathered at the State Capitol for the annual Student Lobby Conference (SLC) hosted by the University of California Student Association (UCSA).
The purpose of the conference is to bring together students to “develop lobbying skills, learn more about issues affecting students and higher education,...
With Obama-era net neutrality protections set to expire on April 23, many are concerned with what will become of the Internet as we have come to know it. In an effort to address such concerns, Congressman Mark Takano (D-41) hosted a forum alongside Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on Tuesday, March 27 regarding net neutrality. Commissioner Clyburn...
On April 1, Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce his upcoming investment to UC Riverside’s entomology department. The investment of approximately $3.14 million would be used to create a new insect-based milkshake for the colonization of Mars.
Elon Musk is the cofounder and CEO of Tesla, Inc., co-founder of PayPal and founder and CEO of SpaceX. SpaceX is...
Recent statistics show that more than one half of women incarcerated in both state and federal prison now identify themselves as mothers. According to the NAACP, black women are more than twice as likely to be incarcerated as white women are, which makes this a particularly pressing issue for African Americans.
Sociologist and UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Susila Gurusami...
Research from UC Riverside’s psychology department entitled “Preference for tap, bottled, and recycled water: Relations to PTC taste sensitivity and personality” was published in the journal “Appetite” on Feb. 1. Conducted by psychology graduate student and lead author Daniel Harmon, UC Riverside Psychology Professor Mary Gauvain, Dr. Z Reisz from Santa Barbara City College and recent business and economics...
Critics of ASUCR’s decision to spend nearly $35,000 on R’Gear sweaters were left perplexed this week as ASUCR announced its decision to instead use these funds to buy puppies. In a plan catchily named “R’Dogs,” the ASUCR Senate plans to buy around 70 puppies to help students deal with stress and associated mental health issues, and has set up...
UCR’s radio station KUCR 88.3 FM announced early Wednesday, March 28 that they will be expanding into programming for animals. Their newest program, entitled “Bark Bark Bark,” will feature a local dog from the community, a Hungarian Komondor-Pomeranian mix named Will Cox, discussing issues related to dogs in the Inland Empire. The launch is expected to happen in April...