UCR Magazine

Spring 2021

Patricia Lock Dawson becomes Riverside Mayor

Homecoming

Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson ’88 felt an urge to come back and serve the city she loves.

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Beware The COVID-19 Influencer

‘Hot-take’ culture has turned public health debate into a battlefield strewn with misinformation.

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Black alumni, students, and faculty members gather for morning hikes during the pandemic.

 

Barbershop Walk

Black alumni, students, and faculty members gather for morning hikes during the pandemic.

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Tod Goldberg

 

Low Desert Lowdown

A journey through author Tod Goldberg’s world of crime fiction.

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Presto Chango

Dan Chan ’99 reinvented his popular magic act for the Zoom era.

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Hear Me Roar?

Experts discuss the rumor that mountain lions roam the UC Riverside campus.

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Breaking Biofuel Barriers

Researchers want to make it easier to convert plants into fuel.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Peer Mentoring By Text

 

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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT

Mind Game

Ari Gerber wants student-athletes to feel comfortable talking about mental health.

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OFFICE HOURS

Key Change

Writing an opera about the Kardashians led Dana Kaufman to transform the art form into a more inclusive space.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

The Soldier’s Voice

Christine Sato-Yamazaki ensures the stories of Japanese American World War II veterans are not forgotten.

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BELL TOWER BUZZ

Here’s the Buzz On: Vanessa Buckley

This alumna and future medical student helped Riverside County battle COVID-19 as a contact tracer.

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