From communications at ucr.edu Wed Jul 1 15:04:46 2026 From: communications at ucr.edu (UCR Communications) Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 15:04:46 -0700 Subject: [Ucrfacultyandstaff] Inside UCR: Campus hosts Paralympic athletes, and more In-Reply-To: <16b960a15758a2e9f6cc8140d.ddbc6f2e45.20260701212549.337680c498.7406331c@mail103.suw13.rsgsv.net> References: <16b960a15758a2e9f6cc8140d.ddbc6f2e45.20260701212549.337680c498.7406331c@mail103.suw13.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: [image: UC Riverside | Inside UCR Weekly] *July 1, 2026* [image: Stories] *Campus to host French Paralympic athletes* UCR signed an agreement to host a French delegation of up to 200 athletes who will train at campus athletics facilities for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Impressed with the facilities ?? *Opening possibilities behind prison walls* A UCR program for incarcerated students graduated its first class of nearly a dozen bachelor's degree students at a Norco prison. LIFTED ?? *Crawling with insects* UCR has Riverside covered when it comes to bugs, bringing a variety of crawly creatures to the public at its Insect Fair and the celebration of the entomology department's 111th anniversary. Big turnout ?? More Stories [image: Events] UCR ARTS Celebrates America 250 7/2/2026 | 6 p.m. ScotSurplus Sale 7/7/2026 | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Storytime in the Gardens 7/5/2026 | 10 a.m. Ergonomic and Injury Prevention Workshop 7/8/2026| 12 p.m. Events Calendar [image: Campus Announcements] *Salary increases for 2026-27* Chancellor S. Jack Hu announced that eligible policy-covered staff and academic appointees will receive a 4% salary increase with another 1% to 3% equity adjustment. Effective July 1 ?? *UC President Milliken on final state budget* UC President James Milliken thanked state leaders for a 7% increase in funding for the university system approved in the final 2026-27 budget. Grateful for support ?? [image: Awards & Honors] *UCR Magazine wins top journalism award* The Southern California Journalism Awards recognized the magazine with a first-place prize for environmental reporting for a special digital feature exploring the impacts of the logistics industry on Inland Empire communities. "Deliver Us From Overnight Delivery" ?? *Grant funds chronic disease prevention initiative* Robert Rodriguez, a professor of medicine, was awarded a $100,000 grant for a project to improve the detection and prevention of chronic diseases. Critical healthcare challenge ?? More Awards [image: Scotmemos] *President Milliken hosts conversation on America at 250* UC President James B. Milliken is inviting the UC community to join him for an online conversation Thursday at noon with historian Beverly Gage titled "The American Experiment at 250: History, Higher Education, and the Road Ahead." Register to attend ?? *FOLLOW US* [image: Facebook Icon] [image: X Twitter Icon] [image: Youtube Icon] [image: Instagram Icon] [image: LinkedIn Icon] [image: Tiktok Icon] UCR.EDU | UCR NEWS | INSIDE UCR | EVENTS CALENDAR *Copyright ? 2026 UC Riverside, All rights reserved.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: