[Ucrfacultyandstaff] Inside UCR: Financial outlook, and more

Wed Mar 26 15:05:28 PDT 2025

[UC Riverside | Inside UCR Weekly]
March 26, 2025

President Drake on UC's financial outlook
UC President Michael V. Drake outlined the steps the university is taking to protect its funding while preparing for financial challenges ahead. A first step is a systemwide hiring freeze.
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UCR response to systemwide hiring freeze
Campus leaders provide an overview of how UCR will implement the systemwide hiring freeze, which will include some blanket exceptions and an exception approval process.
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School of Medicine celebrates Match Day
Medical students gathered with family and friends to learn where they will continue their medical education with 98.6% placed in residency programs and 76% remaining in Southern California.
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Grant expands diversity for engineering faculty
UCR has won a $549,785 grant from the UC Office of the President to increase diversity in its engineering faculty through early recruitment and mentoring.
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3/28-29/2025 | 1 p.m.

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3/31/2025 | 6 p.m.
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3/29/2025 | 3:30 p.m.

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4/2/2025 | 11:30 a.m.

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[Campus Announcements]

How UCR is complying with the UC Cybersecurity Mandate
As the May 28 compliance deadline nears, UCR is taking steps including training, identity verification, and new security toolsets to meet the new cybersecurity mandate.
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Use OpenAthens to access library while off campus
The UCR Library has fully implemented OpenAthens, its preferred platform for accessing library resources while off campus.
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[Awards & Honors]

Physicist wins international award
Miguel Arratia, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has received the Guido Altarelli Award, which honors early-career scientists for outstanding contributions in nuclear and particle physics.
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Biochemist recognized for scientific breakthroughs
Daniel Petras, an assistant professor of biochemistry, won the Mattauch Herzog <https://ucr.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=16b960a15758a2e9f6cc8140d&id=c911839ac0&e=ddbc6f2e45> Award from the German Association for Mass Spectrometry for his work on developing functional metabolomics tools.
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Scientist honored for military service
Scott Pegan, a professor of biomedical sciences, received his latest challenge coin for his service as an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel.
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[Scotmemos]

Native American Heritage Commission seeks nominations
The California Native American Heritage Commission has issued an updated call for nominations to fill vacancies on UC systemwide and campus committees.
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