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Can We Feed a World of 9 Billion People?
Health
In free public lecture at UC Riverside on April 5, leading agricultural economist Prabhu Pingali will discuss how world hunger can be addressed.


Homeless and Transitional Youth Advocate Carissa Phelps to Speak at UCR
University News
Author and attorney Carissa Phelps, an advocate for homeless and transitional age youth, will speak at the University of California, Riverside on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Highlander Union Building (HUB) 302.


Schools and Colleges Stack Up Well in Rankings
Business
Schools and colleges at the University of California, Riverside fared well in the 2013 U.S News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools report.


UC Riverside Alumnus Nominated as FAA Chief
Politics/Society
President Barack Obama nominated UC Riverside alumnus Michael Huerta to serve as the chief of the Federal Aviation Administration for a five-year term.


Data Mining Deep Space
Science/Technology
UC Riverside’s Bahram Mobasher has received a NASA grant to compile data from the Hubble Space Telescope.


11th Annual César E. Chávez 5K Run/Walk Set for April 7
University News
Runners, joggers and walkers are invited to participate in the 11th Annual César E. Chávez 5K Run/Walk at the University of California, Riverside on Saturday, April 7, 2012. The event raises funds for student scholarships at UCR as well as Riverside area youth programs.


Determining the Nature of Enzymes
Science/Technology
UC Riverside’s Leonard Mueller receives National Institutes of Health research grant to define structure and function of enzymes at the molecular level.


Maintaining Food Production With Scarce Water
Science/Technology
UC Riverside marks World Water Day on April 12 with public talks and film.


Introducing Birth Control in Mosquitoes
Health
National Institutes of Health grant to UC Riverside’s Alexander Raikhel can greatly help control population of disease-spreading mosquitoes.


Kevin McGuire Named UC Riverside Special Assistant to the Chancellor for the Coachella Valley
Business
Kevin B. McGuire, a long-time banking executive and Coachella Valley resident, has been appointed to the new position of Special Assistant to the Chancellor of UC Riverside for the Coachella Valley.


UCR Graduate Students Advocate for Research in Sacramento
Politics/Society
A pair of University of California, Riverside graduate students were among 20 delegates who traveled to Sacramento on March 14 to lobby state legislators on the significance of the research conducted by graduate students during the third annual Graduate Research Advocacy Day.


Conference on Portable Emission Testing Instruments Planned
Science/Technology
The University of California, Riverside is hosting a conference and workshop March 29 and 30 that will focus on the latest developments in using portable instruments to measure the environmental impact of vehicles and also provide participants the chance to test drive vehicles with the devices.


Healing the Divide — the UCR School of Medicine
Health
The University of California, Riverside School of Medicine will address the critical shortage of doctors in Inland Southern California by partnering with existing health care facilities and recruiting the students who will become the next generation of physicians.


Juan Felipe Herrera Named California Poet Laureate
University News
Poetry professor Juan Felipe Herrera — known for chronicling the bittersweet lives, travails and contributions of Mexican Americans — was named California’s Poet Laureate by Gov. Jerry Brown today.


UC Riverside Named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction
University News
The University of California, Riverside has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the U.S. Department of Education. The award recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities.


Stopping Marketers from Treating Customers Like Monkeys
Business
Ever wonder about the marketing value of Facebook “likes,” being the “mayor” of a store on Foursquare or Google news badges? Donna Hoffman and Tom Novak, marketing professors and co-directors of the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing at the University of California, Riverside, have and now they have received a $10,000 seed grant to explore a field they are calling the gamification of marketing.


Historian to Lecture on Sherman Institute Nursing Program
Politics/Society
Historian Jean A. Keller will discuss “Healing Touch: The Nursing Program at Sherman Institute” at UC Riverside on Tuesday, March 20, at noon in the Costo Library, located on the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library. The lecture is free and open to the public.


Is Earth Overpopulated?
Science/Technology
In a free public lecture , biologist Richard Cardullo will discuss how an increasing human population is impacting the planet.


Using Twitter to Predict Financial Markets
Science/Technology
A University of California, Riverside professor and several other researchers have developed a model that uses data from Twitter to help predict the traded volume and value of a stock the following day.


More than 500 Varieties of Plants for Sale
University News
More than 10,000 plants, including many hard-to-find varieties, will be on sale March 31 and April 1 at the Friends of the U.C. Riverside Botanic Gardens spring plant sale.


UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White Tours CERN
Science/Technology
University of California, Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White visited the European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN) on Friday, March 16, meeting with UCR researchers and touring the revolutionary facility near Geneva, Switzerland.


Amazon.com Awards $25,000 Grant to LARB
Arts/Culture
Amazon.com has given a $25,000 grant to the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB) in support of its mission to revive and reinvent the literary and cultural arts review for a new generation.


Alumnus, Lecturer Carazo Has Role in New Will Ferrell Film “Casa de Mi Padre”
Arts/Culture
Louis Carazo, a 2003 UCR graduate and theater department lecturer appears in the movie Casa de Mi Padre, a lampoon of 1970-style Spanish-language telanovelas that opens nationwide on March 16.


Psychologists’ Book on Longevity Wins National Award
Health
“The Longevity Project,” by Howard Friedman, distinguished professor of psychology, and Leslie Martin, a UCR alumna, has been named a winner in the 16th Annual Books for a Better Life Awards competition.


An Opportunity to Learn How the Brain Works
Health
Neuroscience graduate students at UC Riverside will present their current research at “Brain Awareness Day” — a free event on March 15 that is aimed at educating the public about how the brain functions.


Alumna Receives High Honor in Genetics
Science/Technology
Stephanie Turner Chen, a University of California, Riverside alumna, has received the prestigious Larry Sandler Memorial Award given by the Genetics Society of America to the most outstanding Ph.D. dissertation of the year in Drosophila genetics.


How to Get More Jurors to the Courthouse
Politics/Society
Political scientist Kevin Esterling will discuss recent research on motivating citizens to fulfill jury duty responsibilities at the Citizens University Committee breakfast on March 28.


Chancellor Timothy P. White Visits London
University News
University of California, Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White is visiting London and is a keynote speaker for the British Council’s “Going Global” conference on Internationalizing Higher Education. He is speaking on how the campus is expanding its international student contingent.


American Exceptionalism: Destiny or Delusion?
Politics/Society
Osher faculty members Beth Hill-Skinner and Robert Garafalo will examine American Exceptionalism philosophically and pragmatically from its roots in Colonial history to the Iraq War and the current presidential campaign.


A Dream Summer of Research Awaits for Pair of UCR Undergrads
Science/Technology
A pair of University of California, Riverside undergraduates, junior neuroscience major Victoria Senechal of Santa Ana and sophomore biochemistry major Sang Nguyen of Alhambra, will each be spending a large portion of their summer vacations doing research in labs on the other side of the country. And they couldn’t be more thrilled about the opportunity.


How Quantum Mechanics Cracked the Nuclear Code
Science/Technology
Free public lecture at UC Riverside on March 15 will discuss how ingenious experiments and elementary quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules led to extraordinary discoveries.


Oldest Organism With Skeleton Discovered in Australia
Science/Technology
The organism is between 560 million and 550 million years old, which places it in the Ediacaran period, before the explosion of life and diversification of organisms took place on Earth.


Harry Moore Memorial Piping and Drumming Competition Set for March 24, 2012
Arts/Culture
The sounds of the Scottish Highlands will fill the air as the University of California, Riverside Pipe Band hosts the third annual Harry Moore Memorial Solo Piping & Drumming Competition on Saturday March 24, 2012 at Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside.


Kevin De León Named Presser Scholar
Arts/Culture
Kevin De León, an aspiring film composer and senior at UCR, has won a prestigious Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award for the 2011-2012 academic year.


Popular Science Competition Attracts Hundreds of Visitors to Campus
Science/Technology
More than 750 students from 35 local middle schools and high schools competed in the Inland Empire Regional Science Olympiad.


UC Riverside Graduates Among Top Earners
University News
The University of California, Riverside is among the top 30 state universities for salary potential for graduates, according to a recent survey.


Astronaut Anna L. Fisher to Speak at UC Riverside on April 3
University News
Astronaut Anna L. Fisher will share the story of how she went from an emergency room physician to a three-decade career with NASA, including a week in orbit on the space shuttle Discovery, as part of the Women’s Resource Center Speaker’s Series on April 3 at 4 p.m. in HUB 302S.


Next Stop, Mount Everest
Arts/Culture
Young Hoon Oh will attempt to summit Mount Everest in May as part of the fieldwork for his anthropology dissertation at UC Riverside. Part of his research will focus on the transformation of Sherpa society after nearly a century of mountaineering on the world's tallest peak.


Budding Physicists to Engage in Particle Physics Research
Science/Technology
Nearly 60 students from local high schools will take part in the International Masterclass next week at UCRiverside.


Making Surveillance Cameras More Efficient
Science/Technology
A University of California, Riverside professor has recently co-authored a book about his surveillance camera research that has applications in everything from homeland security, environmental monitoring and home monitoring.


Research Re-examines Role of Maya Women
Arts/Culture
Ph.D. candidate Shankari Patel has been honored for groundbreaking research on the role of Maya women before the arrival of Spanish explorers in the early 16th century.


Leading Evolutionary Scientist to Discuss How Genome of Bacteria Has Evolved
Science/Technology
Nancy A. Moran, an internationally renowned expert on evolution, will give the 2012 Alfred M. Boyce Lecture on Monday, March 5. The lecture, titled “Genome evolution in endosymbiotic bacteria,” will take place at 4 p.m. in the Genomics Auditorium, Room 1102A, Genomics Building.


Chemist Honored for His Impact on Chemical Toxicology Research
Science/Technology
Yinsheng Wang has been named the winner for the inaugural Chemical Research in Toxicology Young Investigator Award.


UC Riverside Track Facility to be Dedicated on Friday, March 2
University News
Chancellor Timothy P. White, Athletics Director Brian Wickstrom and Head Track and Field Coach Irv Ray will speak at the dedication of the new University of California, Riverside Track Facility on Friday, March 2 at 3 p.m.


Documentary Film about Korean Diaspora in Kazakhstan Screens March 5
Arts/Culture
A documentary film about the Korean diaspora in Kazakhstan will screen at UC Riverside on March 5, followed by a question-and-answer period with film director Y. David Chung.


Three-strikes Law Fails to Reduce Crime
Politics/Society
California’s three-strikes law has not reduced violent crime, but has contributed significantly to the state’s financial woes by substantially increasing the prison population, according to a UC Riverside researcher.


Plant Pathologist Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
Science/Technology
Shou-Wei Ding, a professor of plant pathology and microbiology, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Academy fellows are eminent leaders in the field of microbiology and are relied upon for authoritative advice and information on critical issues in microbiology.


Lecture March 5 to Address Impact of Super PACs
Politics/Society
UC Riverside political scientist Martin Johnson will discuss 2012 primary elections and the impact of “super PACs” on American politics in a lecture on March 5.


Chicano Student Programs to Celebrate 40th Anniversary on March 2 & 3
University News
For forty years, the Chicano Student Programs office at University of California, Riverside has been a source of family, pride and heart for Chicano and Latino students at UCR, and CSP will celebrate this milestone during UCR’s Homecoming on March 2 & 3, 2012. Scheduled celebration events include a talk by UCR History Professor Emeritus Carlos Cortés on the Chicano/Latino experience at UCR over the last four decades, an alumni reunion dinner and an open house.


Six Female UCR Students to be Honored by Women’s Resource Center
University News
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen will be the keynote speaker and six University of California, Riverside students will receive awards for efforts in leadership and civic engagement, social justice and overcoming adversity at the fourth annual Celebration for Women Students on Thursday, March 1, 2012.


UC Riverside Campus Tour 2012
University News
Come join us on a virtual tour of UC Riverside!


TEDxUCR Live Streams One Day of TED Conference
Arts/Culture
The co-founder of LinkedIn, a beatboxer and a techno-illusionist are among the speakers who can be heard during a TEDxUCR live event at the University of California on Feb. 29.


Hundreds of Young Scientists and Engineers to Compete in Regional Science Olympiad
University News
More than 750 students from 35 Inland Southern California middle schools and high schools will compete in the Inland Empire Regional Science Olympiad on Saturday, March 3, the first time the popular hands-on competition is being held on the University of California, Riverside campus.


Scholar to Discuss Native American Medicine
Arts/Culture
Native American scholar Clifford E. Trafzer will discuss the relationship between Western and American Indian medicine in a lecture on March 1 at noon at UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert.


Heat Music Festival Set for Saturday, March 3 at UCR
University News
The Airborne Toxic Event, Mac Miller and Major Lazer will headline the sixth annual Heat Music Festival at the University of California, Riverside on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The festival is the grand finale of UCR’s annual Homecoming celebration.


Oscar’s Winning Experts
Arts/Culture
As Hollywood prepares for the 84th Annual Academy Awards – a celebration of film that draws a global audience – on Sunday, Feb. 26, scholars at the University of California, Riverside are available to discuss movie-making, film fans and Oscar fantasy leagues.


Spanish-language Media Help Shape Public Policy
Politics/Society
Spanish-language media in the United States play a critical role in shaping perceptions of public opinion among Latino voters and public officials of every ethnicity across the country. They also play a far greater advocacy role for the communities they serve than do their English-language counterparts, according to a UC Riverside researcher.


Riding and Raising Funds to Rid the World of AIDS
University News
UCR alumna and current Environmental Health and Safety analyst Cassandra Greenawalt is raising funds to participate in the 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle Ride to End AIDS, which raises funds for the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. It will be the first time that the former UCR softball player has ever ridden such a distance.


Improving Earthquake Forecasting
Science/Technology
In a free public lecture on March 2, James Dieterich will explain how earthquake forecasting capabilities can be improved.


Laugh in Peace Comedy Show to Bring Three Humorous Perspectives on Religion to UCR
Arts/Culture
Three comedians, two of whom are also ordained ministers, will perform as part of the Laugh in Peace comedy show at UC Riverside's Highlander Union Building on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Rabbi Bob Alper, the Reverend Susan Sparks and Muslim comedian - and Riverside native - Ahmed Ahmed will perform in the show, which is sponsored by several diverse UCR student groups.


Culver Center Honored with Arts and Culture Award
Arts/Culture
UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts will be recognized this week with the Downtown Riverside Partnership’s Arts and Culture Award.


Making Motors More Energy Efficient
Science/Technology
Energy efficiency efforts tend to focus on things such as lighting and insulation. But, in fact, motors that run heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the largest user of energy in buildings.


Are Some Faculty Members Really Like Serfs?
Politics/Society
Full-time non-tenure track faculty at colleges and universities lack a professional identity and a sense of self worth, according to interviews with these faculty members that formed the basis of a recently published paper co-authored by a University of California, Riverside professor.


Study Posits a Theory of Moral Behavior
Politics/Society
Why do some people behave morally while others do not? Sociologists at the University of California, Riverside and California State University, Northridge have developed a theory of the moral self that may help explain the ethical lapses in the banking, investment and mortgage-lending industries that nearly ruined the U.S. economy.


Are Some Faculty Members Really Serfs?
Politics/Society
Full-time non-tenure track faculty at colleges and universities lack a professional identity and a sense of self worth, according to interviews with these faculty members that formed the basis of a recently published paper co-authored by a University of California, Riverside professor.


A Newspaper Man Plans Ahead
Politics/Society
Howard H “Tim” Hays, former owner and publisher of The Press-Enterprise newspaper, set up a charitable trust more than 20 years ago that will now benefit the University Honors program. He died last October, at the age of 94. And as he requested, his trust delivered a $700,000 gift to the UCR Foundation that is enough to support an endowed professorship, called the Howard H Hays, Jr. Endowed Chair.


Division I Baseball Players from UC Riverside Will Meet Their Professional League Brethren
University News
Major league baseball players Marc Rzepczynski and Troy Percival will lead the alumni team in the annual baseball game that pits current Division I players from UC Riverside against players who have already graduated. The annual alumni game this Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12 noon at the UCR baseball stadium. Admission to the game is free, parking is $5.


New Avenue for Treating Colon Cancer
Health
New insight on colon cancer uncovered by Frances Sladek's lab provides potential new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease.


UCR Hosts Science Fiction Lecture Feb. 23
Arts/Culture
George Slusser, curator emeritus of the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy at UC Riverside, will lecture on Belgian science fiction writer J.H. Rosny Aîné on Feb. 23 from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Special Collections & Archives on the fourth of the Rivera Library.


Division I Baseball Players from UC Riverside Will Meet Their Major League Brethren
University News
RIVERSIDE (www.ucr.edu) — Major league baseball players Marc Rzepczynski and Troy Percival will lead the alumni team in the annual baseball game that pits current Division I players from UC Riverside against players who have already graduated. The annual alumni … Continue reading →


UC Riverside Named a Best Value
University News
The University of California Riverside has been named one of the top 75 best value public undergraduate schools in the nation, according to a list published this week by The Princeton Review.


Same-sex Marriage Experts
Politics/Society
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule Tuesday on whether California’s ban on same-sex marriage, which voters approved in 2008, violates the constitutional rights of gay men and lesbians. UC Riverside scholars are available to talk about the impact of the ruling, gay marriage and the political process.


African American Women in Art Exhibit Opens
Arts/Culture
Images of African American women as church lady, soul sister and black Madonna fill display cases in “The Spirit of African American Women in Art” exhibit in the lobby of the Tomás Rivera Library. The artwork will remain on display throughout February in a celebration of Black History Month.


New Target for Alzheimer’s Drugs
Health
Iryna Ethell's lab has identified a new link between a protein (beta-arrestin) and short-term memory that could open new doors for the therapeutic treatment of neurological disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.


Legendary Fitness Guru Richard Simmons to Host Fitness Class, Speak, at UCR
University News
Richard Simmons is coming to UC Riverside on Thursday, February 9th, and he’s bringing his workout gear.


UCR Alumnus, Super Bowl Champion Butch Johnson to Speak on Feb. 8
University News
Former UC Riverside football star Butch Johnson, who went on to play with the Dallas Cowboys and make appearances in the 1978 and 1979 Super Bowls, is scheduled to speak on-campus on Wednesday, February 8 at 6 p.m. in HUB 302 as part of the campus’ Black History Month Celebration and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of African Student Programs at UCR.


Fair to Bring Future Scientists and Engineers to Campus
Science/Technology
Do cookies taste better if the dough has been refrigerated first? Do whitening toothpastes really work? Can you prevent apples from browning? Does your hair color impact how much electricity it can carry? How greasy are your potato chips? Hundreds of K-12 students will answer these and other intriguing questions at the 23nd annual Science and Engineering Fair that takes place on campus, Feb. 7-9.


Fellowships to Assist Nine Students Secure Doctoral Degrees
Science/Technology
UCR has awarded nine first-year graduate students an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years to increase underrepresented minority students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the doctoral level.


Writers Week Features Award-Winning Poets and Novelists
Arts/Culture
UC Riverside’s 35th annual Writers Week Conference will celebrate prize-winning poets and novelists beginning Tuesday, Feb. 7.


UCR Scholars Weigh in on Black History Month
Arts/Culture
As the nation observes Black History Month in February, members of the UC Riverside faculty are available to comment on the African American experience, how the contributions of African Americans have enriched the United States, and issues facing African Americans.


Citrus Day: A Sweet Success
Science/Technology
When the announcement of “UC Riverside Citrus Day” went out a few weeks ago, the response the organizers received was so overwhelming that the 160 spaces they had reserved for citrus growers, citrus industry representatives and members of the general public were taken up in just five days.


UC Riverside Students Have Highest Average of Volunteer or Community Service in the UC System
University News
University of California, Riverside undergraduate students average the most volunteer hours of any of the UC schools according to the 2010 UC Undergraduate Experiences Survey (UCUES). Surveyed students averaged 3.5 hours of volunteer or community service work per week.


Date Industry, National Date Festival Subject of Dissertation
Business
The history of the date industry in the Coachella Valley and the National Date Festival are the subject of a doctoral dissertation by Sarah McCormick Seekatz, a UC Riverside graduate student and Indio native. The date festival opens Feb. 17 at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio.


From Aviation Mechanic in Iraq to Physics Major
Science/Technology
At 17, Louise Daniels enlisted in the Marine Corps. In the following years, she was stationed in Florida, California, Hawaii and Japan. Then, in 2005, she deployed to Iraq and spent seven months working as an aviation mechanic.


UCR to Honor 40th Anniversary of African Student Programs During Black History Month
University News
Black History Month at the University of California, Riverside will have extra significance this year as the campus’ African Student Programs (ASP) department will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. Scheduled events include stage performances, screenings of films and speakers.


UCR Students to Dance the Night Away in Marathon Fundraiser
University News
A six-hour dance marathon at the Student Recreation Center on Feb. 25 will raise funds for the UCR Guardian Scholars Program


Geneva Overholser to Discuss Journalism Upheaval, Future on Feb. 13
Arts/Culture
Geneva Overholser, director of the Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California, will deliver the 44th Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture on Feb. 13.


Does Antimatter Weigh More Than Matter?
Science/Technology
Physicists David Cassidy and Allen Mills have set up an experiment to determine if antimatter and matter weigh differently. The result they find could explain why the universe seems to have no antimatter and why it is expanding at an ever increasing rate.


Wasp Found in Upstate New York Shows Up in Southern California
Discovery by entomologist Serguei Triapitsyn strongly suggests the wasp is well established in the country.


Sustainability Lecture Series Continues Jan. 24
A yearlong series of lectures that address various aspects of sustainability continues on Tuesday, Jan. 24, with a discussion of water resources at 2:15 p.m.


Bilayer Graphene Works as an Insulator
Jeanie Lau's lab has identified a property of bilayer graphene that she says is analogous to finding the Higgs boson in particle physics.


UCR Faculty to Go Back to the Classroom to Improve the Educational Experience
As class sizes grow, UC Riverside faculty members will have the opportunity to learn skills that keep students engaged and focused.


UC Regents Able to Meet at UC Riverside Despite Protests
UC Riverside police detained three people during protests Thursday, Jan. 19, outside the UC Board of Regents meeting taking place on campus. One protester was released without charge. Two were arrested and booked on suspicion of felony assault on a police officer: Kenneth Ehrlich, 39, of Los Angeles, and Humberto Rivera, 25, of Corona.


UC Riverside to Introduce Chancellor’s Research Fellowship Program
The new Chancellor's Research Fellowship (CRF) at UC Riverside will encourage undergraduate research and creative activity projects by awarding up to 12 fellowships of as much as $5,000.


Global Capitalist Crisis Author to Lecture, Sign Books
Ethnic studies professor Armando Navarro will present a brief lecture and sign copies of his new book, “Global Capitalist Crisis and the Second Great Depression” on Jan. 25.


Powering Electric Vehicles with Sunlight
The Riverside area will become a leader in powering electric vehicles from the sun under a $2 million award to the Center for Environmental Research and Technology at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering.


Tuskegee Airmen Archive Consulted for Feature Film
The Tuskegee Airmen Archive at UCR was consulted by actors auditioning for "Red Tails," a feature film by Lucasfilm Ltd. that opens Jan. 20 in theaters nationwide.


Groups to Combine Efforts to Build Arlanza Community Garden
Members of the public are invited to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and help begin work on the Arlanza Community Garden during the “Grow Arlanza” day of service on Monday, January 16 from 1 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Child Leader Project.


UCR to Host Workshop on the Science of Morality
Twelve of the nation’s leading scholars on the science of morality will meet for a two-day, interdisciplinary workshop at the University of California, Riverside on Jan. 27-28.


Grant to Korean American Studies Center to Fund Sa-I-Gu Conference
The Korea Foundation has awarded $20,000 to UC Riverside’s Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies to support an April 28 symposium on the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest that devastated Koreatown.


Super Bowl Advertising Expert Available for Interviews
David Stewart, a professor of marketing at the University of California, Riverside, is available to do interviews regarding Super Bowl advertising.


Keeping Electronics Cool
A University of California, Riverside engineering professor and a team of researchers have made a breakthrough discovery with graphene, a material that could play a major role in keeping laptops and other electronic devices from overheating.


UCR Psychologist Wins Prize for Inspiring Students
Howard Friedman, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, has won a $25,000 award for inspiring students to make a difference in the community.


Environmental Microbiologist to Lead College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Marylynn V. Yates has been appointed the dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2012.


Latin American History Scholar Named Woodrow Wilson Fellow
UC Riverside history professor James P. Brennan has been named a research fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., for the current academic year.


New Food Truck to Add to UC Riverside’s Culinary Options
A new 32-foot food truck, the Culinary Chameleon, will provide a new gourmet dining option to hungry people at a variety of sites across campus. It will make its debut the week of January 16, 2012.


Bug Expert to Visit Rwanda to Solve Mystery Surrounding Specialty Coffee Sector
Thomas Miller will help solve “potato taste” – seemingly insect-caused – that is threatening Rwanda’s economic development.


Grant Will Help Area Students with Disabilities
A $1.2 million grant will allow a University of California, Riverside professor in the Graduate School of Education to fund doctoral students to conduct research and prepare teachers for students with disabilities at Riverside and San Bernardino schools.


Astronomers Discover Rare Galaxy at Dawn of Time
Bahram Mobasher and Hooshang Nayyeri are members of an international research team that has discovered that one of the most distant galaxies known is churning out stars at a shockingly high rate.


Documents, Photos of Eliza Tibbets Donated to UC Riverside
The great-great-granddaughter of Eliza Tibbets has donated research documents gathered for a book about the navel orange pioneer to UCR.


Educational Talent Search Program at UC Riverside Receives $1.15 Million Grant
A five-year, $1.15 million grant from the U.S Department of Education will allow the Educational Talent Search program at the University of California, Riverside to continue to work with low-income high school students at four San Bernardino City Unified School District high schools on the path towards pursuing a college education.


Scientists Release Natural Enemy of Asian Citrus Psyllid
This morning, entomologists released a natural enemy of the Asian citrus psyllid in a grove on campus to help control the spread of the psyllid, a deadly invasive pest that could devastate the state's citrus industry.


Two UC Riverside Professors Collaborate on a Psychological Thriller
“A Thousand Cuts,” a psychological thriller feature film directed by UC Riverside theatre professor Charles Evered, will premiere Jan. 12 at the 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival.


India Destination for New Global Residency Program
The University of California, Riverside School of Business Administration is launching its third global residency program next month in India and has plans to add two more in the future.


Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture
Ariel Dinar has co-edited a “Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture” (Edward Elgar Publishing Inc., December 2011).


A Window on Health Care Reform
Health care issues have dominated national and local news since the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010, so little wonder it was chosen as the inaugural topic for UC Riverside’s new series of free public forums designed to build more interactions between the university and the community while examining the pressing issues of our day.


A Major Step Forward Towards Drought Tolerance in Crops
Discovery by Sean Cutler's lab creates new blueprint for engineering drought tolerant crops.


Insect Warfare: A Timely Holiday Gift for Citrus Growers
On Dec. 20, entomologists will release a tiny parasitic wasp that lays eggs in Asian citrus psyllid nymphs, eventually killing them.


Occupy Movement Spread to Small Towns and Cities in California
The Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York and spread to America’s largest cities and abroad also found support in many of California’s smaller towns and municipalities, according to UCR researchers.


Four UC Riverside Researchers Receive National Recognition
Four researchers at the University of California, Riverside have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Including this year’s fellows, the total number of UC Riverside faculty members who have been recognized with AAAS Fellow distinction is 194.


Perils Facing Higher Education Focus of Talk
Neil Smelser, one of the most distinguished professors in the University of California system, will give a lecture Feb. 14 at UC Riverside about perils facing higher education.


Holiday Spirit Brings Out the Best in UCR Students
With the holidays approaching, Santa Claus and his elves have gotten a little help from some remarkable volunteers in campus organizations at the University of California, Riverside.


Future Physician Program to Hold Networking Dinner Dec. 21 with Coachella Valley Healthcare Professionals
More than 50 students, physicians and health care leaders will take part in the Future Physician Leaders winter social scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the Soul of Mexico restaurant, 44-100 Jefferson St., Suite E-502.


Saudi Monetary Policy-Maker Addresses UCR Students
The global economy is likely to remain fragile for some time, but double-dip recession is unlikely, Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Jasser, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, predicted in a lecture at UCR.


Scientists Rediscover Rarest U.S. Bumblebee
Cockerell’s Bumblebee was last seen in the United States in 1956, according to senior museum scientist Douglas Yanega.


Applications Due Dec. 15 for Graduate Library Science Scholarship Program
Scholarship applications toward a Master of Library and Information Science degree are due Dec. 15.


Trip to Japan Adds to Cultural Bridges Between UCR and Tohoku University
University of California, Riverside lecturer Reiko Sato is leading a group of 11 UCR undergraduate students on a 10-day trip to Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan as part of an exchange program between the two campuses.


Decisions, Decisions: House-hunting Honey Bees Work Like Complex Brains
Research by Kirk Visscher and others shows how the signaling of honey bee nest-site scouts parallels that of neurons in primate brains.