| The Press Room
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 UC Riverside Earns Awards for Student Programs - The Commuter Pit Stop, now in its second full year, is one of an array of UC Riverside programs to win national awards of excellence recently from the National Association of Student Personnel Adminstrators (NASPA)...more |
 Four UCR Students Chosen by Clinton Global Initiative University - The program is a new project of the Clinton Global Initiative and is designed to challenge college students and universities to tackle global problems with practical, innovative solutions...more |
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Visiting Scholars Make Recommendations for Graduate School of Education - UCR will immediately implement the recommendations of a visiting team of scholars charged with reviewing diversity and climate issues at the Graduate School of Education.
The report urges the school to promote a broader exchange of ideas and perspectives, form an advisory board for the graduate school, and increase ties to the community. It also recommends hiring senior faculty to provide leadership to the intellectual life of the school...more
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| Research News
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UCR Physicists to Coach High School Students on Mysteries of Particle Physics - Particle physics, also called high-energy physics, is the area of science in which researchers study elementary particles – the most fundamental bits that constitute the universe – and the interactions between them...more
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UCR Researchers Discover New Way to Store Information Via DNA
In their paper, “Length-based Encoding of Binary Data in DNA,” the researchers discovered a system to encode digital information within DNA. This method relies on the length of the fragments obtained by the partial restriction digest rather than the actual content of the nucleotide sequence. As a result, the technology eliminates the need to use expensive sequencing machinery...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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| '96 Highlander Highlighted
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Mike Perry '96 B.S. (Chemical Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering) is owner of the award-winning coffee house, Coffee Klatch, located in Rancho Cucamonga and San Dimas. Coffee Klatch Roasting has been recognized as serving the “Best Espresso in America” by the Los Angeles Times and the “Best Espresso in the World” by a panel of judges at the 2007 World Barista Championship in Tokyo, Japan. Mike has received the TOPS Award for excellence in specialty coffee retailing five times. The Specialty Coffee Association of America presents the TOPS Award every year to only 35 coffee houses throughout the world. |
| 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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| Career Moves 2008 |
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| Student Recruitment Volunteers Needed |
 Help attract the best and brightest students while enhancing UCR's reputation as a leader in education and research. Alumni offer a unique perspective on their own UCR experience to prospective students and their parents.
2008 STUDENT RECRUITMENT EVENTS Spring 2008 Chancellor's Receptions
for admitted High School seniors |
Saturday, March 15 |
Los Angeles, Westin Bonaventure Hotel |
Sunday, March 16 |
Oakland, Oakland Marriott |
Saturday, April 12 |
Riverside - CHASS Majors, UCR Campus |
Saturday, April 19 - A.M. |
Riverside - BCOE Majors, UCR Campus |
Saturday, April 19 - P.M. |
Riverside - CNAS Majors, UCR Campus |
Saturday, April 26 |
Riverside - Highlander Day UCR Campus |
To be involved in these events, contact David Chang at (951) 827-2586 or
(800) 426-ALUM.
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| Local Membership Benefits for Alumni |
 Attention All Local Alumni!
Check out all that's happening on campus:
  Summer is almost here. Join the Student Recreation Center and work it out! UCRAA members get $10 off of quarterly dues.
It's baseball and softball season! For current sports schedules, go to http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/index.php
For dance, theatre and musical events, check out the calendar at http://www.performingarts.ucr.edu/
 Are you caught up with the latest alumni authors? Get borrowing privilege at all UC campus libraries.
10% discount off of logo merchandise in the new Campus store.
Discount off of University Extension Center courses.
Your UCR Alumni Association membership gains you member-only access and discounts on merchandise and event tickets. Membership has its rewards!
Click here to join now! You can also call us at 951-UCR-ALUM (951-827-2586)
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| UCRAA Board Slate of Nominations |
Slate of Nominations for the
UCR Alumni Association Board of Directors |
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The UCR Alumni Association Board of Directors is a dedicated group of volunteers which establishes Association policy, reviews programs, and works closely with the administration to advance the mission of the University of California Riverside.
Nominations to fill the offices of directors whose terms expire this year may be made by the regular members of the Association on written petition signed by not less than 25 such members in good standing and filed with the Executive Director at any time between the publication of the Nominations Committee's report and one week prior to the date of the Spring Meeting of the Board of Directors.
The UCR Alumni Association Nominations Committee proposes the following slate of nominees to serve a two-year term beginning July 1, 2008:
Mr. David S. Cunningham, Jr. '62 - president elect
Ms. Amy S. Harrison '72 - board member
Dr. Paul V. Holland '58 - board member
Dr. Daniel I. Kim '89 - board member
Dr. Mary Schuler '70 - secretary-treasurer
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| 7th Annual Chavez 5K Run/Walk |
Proceeds benefit student scholarships for deserving high school and UCR students
Saturday, April 5, 2008
7:30 am Registration Opens UCR Carillon Mall
8:30 am 5k Run/Walk
9:30 am 1k Kids Run (12 & under)
For more information and to download registration forms go to www.cesarchavez5k.com |
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| Travel: Art & Culture of North India |
Travel the Globe and Expand Your Horizons |
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Art & Culture of North India
October 30 - November 12, 2008
*prices starting at $3,790* |
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You’ve seen the lists…Top 10, 20, 28 (and so on) places to see before you die. The UCR Alumni Association's travel program is one resource to help you check places off of your “life list.” The Association is offering a tour of north India. Highlights include the Taj Mahal, the finest example of Mughal architecture; Ranthambore National Park; the rose pink city of Jaipur; the colorful and vibrant Pushkar Camel Fair; the 15th century Jain temple at Ranakpur; and Udaipur, the “Venice of the East.” The tour is scheduled for October 30-November 12 and is priced at $3,790 per person for land only.
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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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