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UCR’s prison-to-university pipeline program gets $300K grant from California Wellness Foundation

Malinn Loeung — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

The Underground Scholars Program at the University of California, Riverside has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the California Wellness Foundation, or Cal Wellness, to help young people involved with the juvenile justice system enroll and succeed in higher education.

Pumpkins, trunk-o-treat, and family fun at UC Riverside

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0700

UCR’s Community Garden will host its inaugural Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 26.

New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California

Iqbal Pittalwala — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0700

Five-year, $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help launch Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside

UCR marks 20 years of Spanish-language orientations

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0700

More than 100 parents are scheduled to attend the July 19 session.

$1 million grant advances study of California’s missions

Tess Eyrich — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0800

Funding will connect UC scholars across campuses to launch an entirely new field: Critical Mission Studies

Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members

Iqbal Pittalwala — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside-led study offers vivid picture of health consequences of life events and chronic strain among foreign-born Mexicans in farm working communities