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February 2005

Did you know...?
The UCR tartan has been officially registered with Scottish authorities?

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Recruitment

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The Press Room

State Senator Jackie Speier Stops at UC Riverside to Talk About Doing More with Less
Democratic State Senator Jackie Speier visited UC Riverside Wednesday on a listening tour to find out whether the state budget cuts over the past five years have affected the teaching and research mission of the campus.
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Chancellor Córdova and State Sen. Jackie Speier


UCR Engineering Honor Society Unanimously Approved as Chapter of National Honor Society 
UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering’s Honor Society (EHS) has been unanimously approved to become a chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the oldest national engineering honor society in the country and one of the most recognized such societies in the nation.
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UCR Scientist Part of Project Team Accepted to NASA’s Small Explorer Program
Astrophysicist Gary Zank is part of a scientific team developing the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), a satellite that will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space, and which has been selected as part of NASA's Small Explorer program (SMEX).
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click here.

Gary Zank


UC Riverside Researchers are Testing the Accuracy of Data Mining Programs Developed for Homeland Security
Researchers from UC Riverside and Lucent Technologies are working with an $800,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate the effectiveness of modern data-mining tools to discover patterns of behavior that may reveal threats to national security.
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Molecular Biology Fills Gaps in Knowledge of Bat Evolution
A research team including University of California, Riverside Biology Professor Mark Springer, has published a paper in the Jan. 28 issue of the journal Science that uses molecular biology and the fossil data to fill in many of the gaps.
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Bat


Atmospheric Chemist Recognized by American Geophysical Union
Roger Atkinson, a distinguished professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of California, Riverside has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, an honor recognizing his eminence and leadership in atmospheric research.
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Smoggy Los Angeles


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Student Recruitment

Help UCR Attract the Best and Brightest Students!

Image of CampusUCR is the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse campus of the University of California's 10 campuses. Even as enrollment records continue to be broken year after year, UCR is still committed to attracting the best and brightest students while enhancing UCR's reputation as a leader in education and research. Fall 2004 total enrollment was more than 17,000 students!  

 These increases are due in no small part to alumni participation in UCR’s recruitment efforts.  Alumni volunteers serve as ambassadors at student recruitment receptions throughout California, sharing their positive experiences and memories of UCR and how they have benefited from their UCR education.  Help us in our pursuit of excellence by attracting outstanding, well-prepared students to UCR.  Click here to see the calendar of the Spring 2005 recruitment events.  For more information or to participate in these events please contact Bill Cole.

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Membership Offer
Portfolio

Carry Your Highlander Pride With You!

Join the Alumni Association as a single payment life member and receive this handsome, navy blue executive-style portfolio as your gift. A calculator, paper pad and pen are included. Click here for details on this offer. The portfolio commemorates the Alumni Association's half-century milestone: 50 years of Highlander Pride with the UCR Alumni Association anniversary logo stamped in gold in the center.

For information about UCRAA membership benefits and privileges click here or visit www.alumni.ucr.edu. Membership dues help support student scholarships and alumni programming.

You can join online or call the office at 1-800-426-ALUM or 951-UCR-ALUM for assistance. If you have questions about this offer or about membership benefits please contact Jocelyn Whitfield at jocelyn.whitfield@ucr.edu

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Membership Benefits

Spotlight on Benefits: Health and Life Insurance for Alumni

Since 1998, the UCR Alumni Association has partnered with Alumni Insurance Administrators to offer health and life insurance programs to UCR alumni and their families. The short-term health insurance program is especially helpful for new graduates, anyone in between jobs and those who are self-employed. Please visit www.alumni.ucr.edu or The Alumni Insurance Program to learn more about how these programs can meet your needs.

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Travel

Join the Alumni Association on its tour of the Waterways of France departing August 12, 2005. Explore the Ile-de-France, the cradle of French culture and history. See the villages and landscapes that inspired the most famous artists in the world while cruising the Oise, Siene, and Yvonne rivers, from Auvers-sur-Oise, through Paris and on to Chablis. Two of France's UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites, the Chateau de Fontainebleau and the Parisian banks of the Seine, are featured in this comprehensive program. The nine-day tour is priced at $3,395 with roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles or San Francisco. The tour price includes seven nights aboard the M/S Anacoluthe, three meals each day during the program, all excursions listed on the itinerary, and the services of an experienced campus director. A land only program is also available for $2,295. 

Tour participants must be members of the UCR Alumni Association. 
Each member may bring a spouse and children under 18 or one guest.

Contact the Alumni Association at 800-426-ALUM (2586) or 951-UCR-ALUM to request a detailed program brochure or to be placed on the Association’s travel list. 

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Free Tickets

Congratulations to January's winners:

Crista A. Curtis '98
Joseph (Andy) Gurule '84
David B. Ulrich '63
John R. Shoup '02 Ph.D.
Kurt N. Schreiner '75

And now to kick-off the 2005 Baseball Season, the first 5 UCR Alumni Association members who respond to this e-newsletter will receive four tickets for a men’s baseball home game of their choice! Respond to ucralum@ucr.edu. Winners will be announced in the March Highlander Highlights. These tickets are intended for the personal use of the winners and are not to be sold, bartered or auctioned. Please note previous ticket winners are not eligible

 


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