| The Press Room |
 Chancellor France Córdova receives Caltech's Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor the California Institute of Technology bestows upon a graduate, and is in recognition of "a particular achievement of noteworthy value, a series of such achievements, or a career of noteworthy accomplishment." Selections are made by a faculty and alumni committee and confirmed by the Board of Trustees. For more information, click here.
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  UCR Hires Family Medicine Scholar as Vice Provost for Health Affairs - Kiki Nocella, a family medicine scholar, has been appointed the founding vice
provost of health affairs at UC Riverside.
She will play a leading role in developing UCR’s medical school plans, while building research and health care delivery programs to improve the health of the medically underserved in Inland Southern California...more
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 UC Approves UCR’s Graduate Bioengineering Program - Capping a two-year effort, the University of California has given the go-ahead
for UC Riverside to enroll masters and doctorate students into a newly created
Interdepartmental Bioengineering Graduate Program...more |
Administrative Role Combines Development and Sports - Janet Lucas was hired as executive associate director of athletics in November. As the department's senior women administrator, Lucas will have a significant
role in the development of UCR's athletic program and continued growth at the Division I level...more
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In California, a Public Research University Succeeds Because Its Low-Income
Students Do - Riverside has long struggled to shake its reputation as a campus of last resort
in the UC system.
But Riverside's position has also allowed UCR to carve out a new identity: It has become one of the system's — and the nation's — most socioeconomically diverse public research institutions, with a track record of helping its financially needy students succeed...more |
| Research News |
No Child Left Behind Receives Failing Grade from Teachers in UCR Study - A recent study conducted by Professor of
Sociology Steven G. Brint and Susan Teele, director, UCR Extension, shows that
nearly 80 percent of teachers polled see the No Child Left Behind Act in an
unfavorable light...more
UCR Computer Science Professors are Part of Defense Research Initiative - Professors Michalis Faloutsos and Srikanth Krishnamurthy will be designing battle-hardened wireless network architecture for the U.S. Department of Defense as part of a nationwide effort to ramp up basic research with potential defense uses...more |
U.S. Historical Statistics Volumes Win Multiple Honors - A statistical reference work co-edited by UCR economics professors Susan B. Carter and Richard Sutch has won multiple honors, including Dartmouth Medal, Honorable Mention, for creation of an outstanding reference work...more
UCR Professor Bets Math Can Help Fight Terrorists - Assistant Professor of computer science Christian Shelton will work over the next three years on algorithms to help the U.S. Air Force conduct computer modeling that will help predict the behavior of groups ranging from several dozen people to the dynamics of nations...more |
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| Highlanders Highlighted |
| '96 Highlander Highlighted |
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Stephanie Schaeffer ('96) is a contestant on NBC's The Apprentice Los Angeles. She graduated from UCR with a double major in English and Psychology and then moved on to Southwestern Law School where she graduated in the top 10% of her class in 1999. When not appearing on The Apprentice, she is a trial attorney for one of the largest defense firms in California. Stefanie defends California employers against worker's compensation, subrogation and discrimination claims, and defends large real estate developers in construction defect litigation. |
| Did you land your dream job? Were you honored with an award? If you have news or accomplishments you'd like to share with fellow alumni, submit it for future publication in the Class Acts section of UCR, The Magazine of UC Riverside and possibly this enewsletter. Visit www.alumni.ucr.edu/involved/update.html to submit your Class Act! |
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| Alumni Awards of Distinction |
The UCR Alumni Association presents
2007 ALUMNI AWARDS OF DISTINCTION BANQUET
honoring the 2007 award recipients
Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
University Theater and Patio
Inquiries: 951.827.3144
Business Attire
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Distinguished Alumnus Award
Edward Blakely, '60 B.A. History, Political Science and Economics
Alumni Service Award
Jean Easum, '75 B.S. Mathematics
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award
Daniel Goldmark, '94 B.A. Music
Honored Alumni Award for the Bourns College of Engineering
Brian Hawley, '89 B.S. Computer Science, '91 M.S. Computer Science
Honored Alumni Award for the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Joel Reynolds, '75 B.A. Political Science
Honored Alumni Award for the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
William Fenical, '68 Ph.D. Chemistry
Distinguished Service Award
Franklin A. "Lindy" Lindeburg, Retired Athletics Director
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| Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series |
| Changing Our Ideas ~
Changing Our World
Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series presents:
Robert Engle
Nobel Laureate in Economics (2003) |
 Join us for an evening with Nobel Prize Winner Robert Engle
Friday, May 11, 2007
8:00 p.m. Lecture
Reception immediately following the lecture
University Lecture Hall
Kindly RSVP by Monday May 7
(951) 827-3144 or evelyn.starr@ucr.edu |
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| LA Chapter Hollywood Bowl Event |
 Annual Hollywood Bowl Outing and Pre-concert Picnic
UCR Alumni and friends are invited to join the Los Angeles Chapter of the UCR Alumni Association at their annual Hollywood Bowl outing on Saturday, July 14, 2007.
The program will be “John Williams: Maestro of the Movies” featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by John Williams. In the world of film music, there is no single greater force than the incomparable John Williams. Having more Academy Award nominations than anyone alive is a testament to his singular ability to capture in music the imagination, beauty, and drama of film. A John Williams concert at the Hollywood Bowl is an experience like no other!
Join fello alumni for a pre-concert “Bring-your-own” picnic in the Camrose Picnic Area next to the Bowl. Concert tickets are $36 for Alumni Association members and $41 for non-members. The deadline for reservations and payment is May 25, 2007. Tickets will be mailed about 2-3 weeks prior to the concert.
To purchase tickets, please call (951) UCR-ALUM (951-827-2586)
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| UCRAA Membership |
Membership rates are scheduled to increase.
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| Travel |
Travel the Globe and Expand Your Horizons |
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Greek Isles - September 22 - October 3 , 2007
*prices starting at $3090* |
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Experience the diversity of Greece and the Aegean islands while spending four days on Crete, four days on Santorini and two days in Athens. Marvel at the "glory that was Greece" as you visit and learn about some of its most important archaeological sites, such as the Palace of Knossos and the Acropolis. Explore the Roman, Venetian, Minoan and other cultures that contributed to Crete's unique identity. Immerse yourself in Greek traditions of food and wine as you sample exquisite delicacies accompanied by fine local vintages. See astounding contrasts while sailing the ancient Aegean from Santorini to the Caldera Islet of Thirassia.
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| Contact the UCR Alumni Association at ucralum@ucr.edu or 951-UCR-ALUM to request a detailed brochure or to be placed on the Association’s travel list. Tour participants must be members of the UCR Alumni Association. Each member may bring a spouse and children under 18 or one guest. |
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