Chancellor Wilcox speaking at a Staff Assembly event

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If You Want to Go Far, Come Here

As Highlanders, our staff members are a part of the world’s most prestigious public university system, conducting meaningful work that propels thoughts and ideas forward. Their dedication and enthusiasm have helped to lift us higher as both a university and community. We’re among the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings, and continue to be named the nation’s leader for social mobility by U.S. News. In 2023, we also became members of the Association of American Universities, or AAU, comprised of the country’s leading research universities.

At UC Riverside, we want all of our Highlanders to feel a sense of belonging, motivation, and sustainable progress. That’s why we make sure our staff members receive exceptional benefits, in addition to the intellectual and cultural advantages of being a member of the UC community. Here, work-life balance is a priority. And with access to our region’s diverse geography, from the desert to the coast, as well as Riverside’s vibrant cultural and recreational activities, it’s also attainable.

On campus, diversity equals vitality. Among our senior leadership, 50% are women, many are first-generation college graduates, and several were born outside of the United States. All lead to inspire, inviting and encouraging staff to create, innovate, and accelerate bold ideas for transformative change.

Find your future at UCR.

 

Staff News


Young diverse people
Researchers contribute chapter to pediatric psychology handbook
Addressing DEI meaningfully will help reduce disparities and improve well-being, authors argue
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UC Extension building demolished
Former UCR Extension building demolished
The final pieces of the old UC Riverside Extension building came down last week as construction crews completed its demolition. The 3.44-acre site will be developed into the SoCal OASIS™ Park, construction of which will start this summer. The park will serve as a hub for research and economic development with laboratories, startup space, and training facilities.
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Therapy pets are on the frontlines of finals crash outs
Finals week checklist: caffeine, snacks, comfy clothes, scantrons, and — cats? Therapy Fluffies has been a UC Riverside finals week tradition for a decade, preventing countless week 10 wack-attacks and crash outs since 2015. As critical campus soothers, it’s only right that we share these therapy pets’ “professional” backgrounds.
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Mary Droser
Mary Droser wins top faculty award
The UC Riverside Academic Senate honored seven faculty members for their research, teaching, and public service accomplishments in its annual awards with its top prize going to paleontologist Mary Droser. Droser, a distinguished professor of geology, is the recipient of the 2024-25 Faculty Research Lecturer Award, the highest honor bestowed to faculty based on a distinguished record in research. She will deliver a lecture next year.
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