UCR Magazine

Summer 2021

Attorney and Screenwriter Jay Paul Deratany, walking by UCR's Arts Block

Fight Scene

Attorney Jay Paul Deratany, MFA ’13, advocates for foster youth in court and on the big screen.

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Welcome Back

UCR staff, faculty, and students discuss how they're feeling ahead of a return to campus this fall.

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Provost Elizabeth Watkins

 

Uncharted

UCR’s new provost loves to plan, but her road to Riverside was unpredictable.

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Getting Metaphysical

Reza Aslan and Rainn Wilson’s new podcast “Metaphysical Milkshake” stirs up existential conversation.

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Dr. Columbus Batiste and his wife Danette at their home in Corona. (UCR/Stan Lim)

 

Matters of the Heart

Living in a “blue zone” changed this UCR cardiologist’s life, and he wants to help you do the same.

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The Sweet Taste of Freedom

How the Korean independence movement began among Riverside orange pickers.

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Ayana Omilade Flewellen, assistant professor of anthropology

 

Monumental Change

How the toppling of Confederate monuments could create more Black archaeologists.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Planet Hunting

 

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HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT

Outspoken

Black Lives Matter helped Isabella Scarlett find her voice on and off the volleyball court.

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OFFICE HOURS

Living the Dream

Inspired by her family, Jennifer R. Nájera aims to change the conversation on immigration.

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The King of Hair

ALUMNI PROFILE

The King of Hair

How Alan Bauman ’91 became one of the world’s top hair transplant surgeons.

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Alexander Brinkley

BELL TOWER BUZZ

Alexander Brinkley

Studying bumblebees for four years prepared this alumnus to fly the nest for medical school.

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