Summer 2021
Fight Scene
Attorney Jay Paul Deratany, MFA ’13, advocates for foster youth in court and on the big screen.
Welcome Back
UCR staff, faculty, and students discuss how they're feeling ahead of a return to campus this fall.
Uncharted
UCR’s new provost loves to plan, but her road to Riverside was unpredictable.
Getting Metaphysical
Reza Aslan and Rainn Wilson’s new podcast “Metaphysical Milkshake” stirs up existential conversation.
Matters of the Heart
Living in a “blue zone” changed this UCR cardiologist’s life, and he wants to help you do the same.
The Sweet Taste of Freedom
How the Korean independence movement began among Riverside orange pickers.
Monumental Change
How the toppling of Confederate monuments could create more Black archaeologists.
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHT
Outspoken
Black Lives Matter helped Isabella Scarlett find her voice on and off the volleyball court.
OFFICE HOURS
Living the Dream
Inspired by her family, Jennifer R. Nájera aims to change the conversation on immigration.
ALUMNI PROFILE
The King of Hair
How Alan Bauman ’91 became one of the world’s top hair transplant surgeons.
BELL TOWER BUZZ
Alexander Brinkley
Studying bumblebees for four years prepared this alumnus to fly the nest for medical school.