Inside UCR

Sophomore Inchara Jagadeesh awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Iqbal Pittalwala — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Physics major recognized for cosmology research and exceptional promise as a future scientific leader

Alumni win over $300K in 2024-25 awards through CUREL

Malinn Loeung — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

With the help of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning, or CUREL, recent graduates of UC Riverside racked up over $300,000 worth of funding for the 2024-25 academic year to pursue their studies and research.

Rahul Almeida wins 2024-25 Strauss Scholarship

Malinn Loeung — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Rahul Almeida, a biology undergrad expected to graduate from UC Riverside in 2025, has been awarded $15,000 from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation to fund an educational intervention program he organized called, “Food for Thought.”

Undergraduate Education appoints new associate dean

Louie F. Rodriguez — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700

It is with great excitement that I write to share the appointment of the next Associate Dean/Honors Director, Dr. Begona Echeverria.  Dr. Echeverria is a long time Professor in UCR’s School of Education and has served in various leadership roles over the last 20+ years.

Undergraduate Education to offer student success-focused courses

Imran Ghori — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside’s Division of Undergraduate Education is putting together plans to expand the types of courses offered to students now that it has academic status. The department became an academic division following the Feb. 27 approval by the UCR Academic Senate of its bylaws. The new status represents a significant achievement for the division, allowing it to create course offerings designed specifically to guide undergraduates in their educational journeys, said Louie Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Education.

Grant funds new Native Community Education Promise Program

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

UC Riverside’s Division of Undergraduate Education is launching a new initiative to support Indigenous student success with the support of a $10,000 grant from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU, and Cornell University. The announcement was made Monday, Feb. 12. 