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Students design & build affordable, energy-efficient home

A group of UCR undergraduate students design and build a showcase house that will use solar energy so wisely it doesn't need to be connected to the grid.

More than half of UC transfer students pay no tuition

If you’re thinking about transferring and wondering if you can afford UC, here are eight facts to keep in mind.

UCR opens two major new buildings

The UC Riverside campus continues to grow with two major new buildings dedicated to student health and training future physicians now open.
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U.S. News 2023 college rankings are out, and UCR surges

The university moved up 13 places in the overall rankings, and is No. 2 in the U.S. for social mobility.

Washington Monthly names UCR No. 7 in Pell Grant measure

Washington Monthly magazine has ranked UC Riverside No. 7 among 442 universities nationwide in its Pell Grant student performance.

UCR named among 'Best Value' and 'Best West' colleges in new rankings

UC Riverside was named as one of the top academic institutions and best values for students by the Princeton Review in its latest rankings.

UC Riverside sets new admissions record for fall 2023

UC Riverside has set a new record for fall 2023 with 40,054 freshmen admits — an increase of 2,792 students from the previous year.

African Student Programs visits Guyana

Four students and two staffers from UC Riverside’s African Student Programs took a nine-day trip to Georgetown, Guyana.
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LGBTRC celebrates 30 years of Pride and activism

UC Riverside’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center is celebrating 30 Years of R'Pride this year.

UCR gets 4.5 out of 5 stars from Money magazine

UC Riverside achieved a 4.5 out of 5-star rating in Money magazine’s Best Colleges in America 2023 rankings.

UCR in top 1.3% of world universities

UC Riverside ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide in the 2023 Center for World University Rankings.

UCR ranked high for experiential learning

UC Riverside ranked No. 27 out of 6,000 schools in a list celebrating top colleges delivering outstanding experiential learning opportunities to students.

UCR's new team of campus safety responders

Meet the new safety officers who joined the UCR police department as part of a new team of non-swarm, unarmed safety professionals.

High schoolers get university-level education in particle physics

Fifteen local high school students got to learn some of the latest findings in particle physics when they visited UC Riverside.

Recent changes at UCR have promoted well-being, study finds

Research shows importance of integrating health and well-being practices into educational and work settings, daily operations, and business practices.

Fortune names online data science program among the best

An online program at UC Riverside’s Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering was ranked No. 12 by Fortune Magazine.

UC Riverside names new director, Undergraduate Admissions

UC Riverside has named Veronica Zendejas its new director of Undergraduate Admissions. She will start at UCR on March 1.