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 Mark G. Yudof appointed 19th University of California president
The University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously to appoint Mark G. Yudof, current head of the University of Texas system and a recognized leader in American higher education, the 19th president of the University of California.
The appointment was made during a special meeting of the board following a search committee’s recommendation last week. Yudof will succeed Robert C. Dynes, who last August announced his intention to step down by June 2008 after nearly five years in the position...more
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 Tomás Rivera Conference Honors Painter, Poet - Acclaimed painter Alfredo Arreguín and author Lauro Flores will receive lifetime achievement awards at the 21st annual Tomás Rivera Conference on Thursday, April 24, at the University of California, Riverside. ...more |
Graduate Student Wins Top Fiction Award - Vanessa Hua, a first-year student in UC Riverside’s Master of Fine Arts program, has won first prize in the prestigious Atlantic Monthly student fiction contest. The award comes with a $1,000 prize...more |
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Event Allows Kids to Play in Outer Space Without Even Leaving the Ground - UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering and the Society of Women Engineers is hosting a free hands-on space science event for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, students of all ages and the community starting at 12 noon April 12 in the courtyard of Engineering II...more
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| Research News
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Research Shows Earth’s Earliest Animal Ecosystem Was Complex and Included Sexual Reproduction - Two paleontologists studying ancient fossils they excavated in the South Australian outback argue that Earth’s ecosystem has been complex for hundreds of millions of years – at least since around 565 million years ago, which is included in a period in Earth’s history called the Neoproterozoic era...more
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Advanced Animation Equipment Gives UCR all the Right Moves - A grant, which includes cash and equipment valued at $160,000, to the Bourns College of Engineering provides state-of-the-art equipment to improve motion capture process...more
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 Research Team Led by UCR Entomologist Uses Tiny Wasp to Wipe Out Major Agricultural Pest in Tahiti - A research team led by Mark Hoddle, a biological control specialist at UC Riverside, has nearly eradicated the glassy-winged sharpshooter, a major agricultural pest, from the island of Tahiti and several other French Polynesian islands in the South Pacific Ocean. To achieve total pest suppression, the researchers used biological control, an inexpensive method that provides permanent control and can be applied to areas where the sharpshooter has become a nuisance...more
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Want more news from UCR? Visit http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu
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Highlanders Highlighted
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| '86 Highlander Highlighted
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Bonnie (Leihy) Troup ('86 B.S. Mathematics, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences) was promoted to the position of chief software engineer on the TSAT Program. TSAT is a military satellite program under the Space and Missile System Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base. Bonnie's work with satellites has carried over into her private life, in the form of geocaching. Geocaching is an internet based sport of hide-and-seek using GPS receivers. One person hides a cache at a set of coordinates, posts the coordinates on the geocaching website, and other players use their GPS handhelds to try to find the cache. At present, there are over 500,000 caches hidden world-wide. Bonnie is up to 2,124 cache finds, mostly local to LA, but a few in other states. |
| 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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| Bringing UCR to You! |
BRINGING UCR TO YOU!
You're Invited to an Alumni Reception...
Join fellow local alumni at an upcoming regional alumni reception in your area. These casual events are a great way to stay connected to your alma mater as well as to meet other alumni in your area.
Hear about the exciting developments and phenomenal growth at UCR.
Pasadena
April 16
The Westin Pasadena
with Acting Chancellor Robert Grey
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New York
April 21
Torch Club@NYU
with Dean David Stewart, Anderson Graduate School of Management |
Washington DC
April 22
UCDC Center
with Dean David Stewart, Anderson Graduate School of Management |
To make your reservations contact the alumni office at (951) UCR-ALUM (951-827-2586) or ucralum@ucr.edu
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| Announcement of Alumni Award Recipients |
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| Chapters & Clubs |
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| "Conflict and Peacemaking" presentation |
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Inaugural Lecturer and Scholar in Residence
Forrest S. Mosten '69
Location: UCR Alumni & Visitors Center
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Time: 5:00pm - Reception
5:30pm - Presentation
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For more information, please contact Cindi Smith at (951) 827-3572
or visit http://chass.ucr.edu/conference/Mosten/index.html |
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| Local Membership Benefits for Alumni |
 Visit UCR this Spring!
Come back to campus and take advantage of your status as a member of the UCR Alumni Association!
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Your UCR Alumni Association membership gains you member-only access and discounts on  merchandise and tickets to various events, and much more!
 10% discount off of logo merchandise in the new Campus store
Are you caught up with the latest alumni authors? Get borrowing privilege at all UC campus libraries
Summer is almost here. Join the Student Recreation Center and work it out! UCRAA members get $10 off of quarterly dues.
Discount off of University Extension Center courses.
 For dance, theatre and musical events, check out the calendar at http://www.performingarts.ucr.edu/
It's baseball and softball season! For current sports schedules, go to http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/index.php
Membership has its rewards!
Click here to join now!
Or call us at 951-UCR-ALUM (951-827-2586)
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| Travel: Umbrian Hill Towns |
Travel the Globe and Expand Your Horizons |
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Umbrian Hill Towns
September 3- 11, 2008
*prices starting at $2,295* |
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Embark on a discovery to the breathtaking natural beauty of the Umbria Hill Towns. The city of Spoleto will serve as the base for this nine day tour. Participants will learn about the region with informative educational lectures presented by local experts and excursions led by knowledgeable guides. Selected activities include an authentic Umbrian cooking demonstration by a local chef, truffle hunting in the countryside, and wine tasting at a traditional winery. The tour is scheduled September 3-11 with pricing starting at $2,295.
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Contact the UCR Alumni Association to request a detailed brochure or to be placed on the Association’s travel list. Tour participants, whether UCR alumni or not, must be members of the UCR Alumni Association. Each member may bring one companion to travel as a guest. |
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