Come Home to UCR Honoring our Highlander heritage, UCR rolls out the plaid carpet for Homecoming 2010. Concerts, bonfire, events and Division 1 basketball offer many ways to celebrate and show your colors!
Writers Week is Here
UCR's 32nd annual Writers Week lasts from Tuesday, Feb. 9 through Saturday, Feb. 13 with free readings and talks. The Hays Lecture is an integral part of Writers Week this year. Lawrence Wright’s “The Looming Tower: Al–Qaeda and the Road to 9/11” (Knopf, 2006) won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Dr. Lau Goes to Washington
A focus on graphene earned Chun Ning (Jeanie) Lau, an associate professor of physics, a 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
Highlanders Helping Haiti
Whether through volunteering, donations or their “Help Haiti, Heal Haiti” bracelet campaign, UCR students are actively involved in helping Haiti disaster victims rebuild their lives and communities.
A Home for Stem Cell Research
Visitors toured the Stem Cell Core Facility to learn about state of the art equipment, and stem cell research being done at UCR.
Raising Private Support for UCR
Joel B. Munson started his career in TV news, moved into public relations and has spent the past 20 years in fundraising and campaigns for universities. He started at UCR Feb. 4.
French Film Fest Returns
Featuring a number of award-winning dramas and documentaries, the annual Tournées Festival will bring French film to campus Feb. 11 through Feb. 25.
Randall Lewis Seminar
“Inland Southern California & the Great Recession: Impacts & Future Prospects”
Thursday, Feb. 18
5:30 p.m.
UCR Extension, Conference Room B
Bird Walk Breakfast
Saturday, Feb. 13
7:30 a.m.
UCR Botanic Gardens
