[Ucrfacultyandstaff] Inside UCR: North campus sidewalk reopens, and more

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*Feb. 18, 2026*
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*North campus sidewalk reopens*

A widely used campus walkway has reopened to pedestrians as UCRs new
instructional building project draws closer to completion.

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*Students better informed on sustainability*

Undergraduate students demonstrate measurable gains in sustainability
knowledge as they progress in their education, a campuswide assessment has
found.

Sustainability literacy ››
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*Engineering the perfect cocktail*

Business student Nithin Adru has applied his background in engineering and
data science to mixing drinks, sharing his insights in his book, "The Data
Guide to Cocktails."

"Hands-on" experimentation
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Theatre: Fuenteovejuna, or Like Sheep to Water...
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2/19-21/2026 | various times

Sip with a Scientist
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2/23/2026 | 5 p.m.
Blue Out: Men's Basketball vs. Cal State Bakersfield
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2/19/2026 | 7 p.m.

Staff Memorial Garden Remembrance
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2/24/2026 | 11:30 a.m.
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*Donate to the UCR Catastrophic Leave Program*

Human Resources is encouraging employees to consider donating to the UCR
Catastrophic Leave Program, which assists employees who have exhausted all
their paid leave due to a catastrophic illness or injury.
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*Old VPN sunsets in transition to new provider*

On March 11, UCR will decomission its old virtual private network, Palo
Alto (Global Protect). This follows the launch of new provider Cisco Secure
(AnyConnect) in October 2025.
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*Campus Ramadan support*

The campus has several resources to support staff, faculty, and students
who are observing the month of Ramadan and fasting.
Dining options ››
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*Professor wins lifetime achievement award*

Manuela Martins-Green, a professor of cell biology whose research focuses
on advanced wound care, is the 2026 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Wound Healing Society.
Internationally recognized researcher ››
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*Psychology student receives fellowship*

Minghui Wang, a doctoral student in psychology, has been named a recipient
of the Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship, which provides financial
support to graduate students whose research promises to advance the field
of child psychology.
Educational inequality ››
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*Grad student awarded heart association fellowship*

Ting-An Lin, a doctoral student in the Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program, has been awarded a 2026 American Heart Association Predoctoral
Fellowship.
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