Inside UCR

Research and innovation park project progresses

Imran Ghori — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Six months after breaking ground, UC Riverside’s SoCal OASIS Park™ has one its most notable design elements in place. Construction crews completed installation in December of the wood frame and paneling in the front portion of the building. 

UCR celebrates groundbreaking for innovation park

Imran Ghori — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside has begun construction of the SoCal OASIS™ Park, a research and innovation hub near campus that represents a major step in promoting economic growth in Inland Southern California. Community and campus leaders celebrated the project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, June 23, at the 3.44-acre site on University Avenue near campus. The $68 million project is expected to be completed by spring 2027.

UCR’s OASIS grants drive innovation

David Danelski — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800

UCR’s division of Research and Economic Development, or RED, has announced faculty awardees of medium-sized grants (up to $50,000 each) for 12 research projects through its SoCal OASIS™ initiative, which stands for Opportunities to Advance Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Inclusion. The grant program is a key part of RED's broader commitment to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and advance impactful research.

Old extension building demolition begins

Imran Ghori — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0800

The old UC Riverside Extension building is coming down to make way for a new clean technology park. Demolition began in November of the former UCR Extension Center on University Avenue, with the parking garage torn down over the course of a month. Following some cleanup work at the 3.44-acre site, demolition of the building will begin early next year and is expected to be completed by summer, said Daneca Stevens, a project manager with Planning, Design, and Construction.

OASIS initiative provides $1.7 million for UCR research projects

David Danelski — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0800

UCR's Office of Research and Economic Development (RED) has announced over $1.7 million in competitive funding for faculty research projects through its Opportunity to Advance Sustainability Innovation and Social Inclusion initiative, known as OASIS. The projects range from probing the severity of COVID-19 infection in Riverside County, through sustainability and resilience in agriculture; to finding ways to mine lithium needed for electric car batteries from brine below the Salton Sea.