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Riverside Police Announce Arrest Of 3 Suspects In Armed Robberies Near UCR

Police in Riverside have announced the arrest of three suspects wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies Wednesday near the campus of UC Riverside.

2013/01/20

A series of armed robberies were reported Wednesday near the UCR campus. (credit: CBS)

Rash Of Armed Robberies Reported Near UC Riverside Campus

Police are looking for three suspects at the center of a one-night crime wave near the UC Riverside campus.

2013/01/18

UCLA, UCR Fire Back At Article Placing Campuses Among ‘Most Dangerous’ In America

School officials at two local universities are angered by a published report that placed their campuses near the bottom when it comes to safety.

2012/11/24

Commission Approve Opening Of UC Riverside’s Medical School

There are only a handful of medical schools in California, and UC Riverside has just been added to the roster.

2012/10/02

Study: Air Pollution From Burger Joints Worse Than Trucks

A UC Riverside study found that commercially cooked hamburgers cause more air pollution than diesel trucks.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/18

Mystery Looms As To Who Won $120M Jackpot In Riverside

The winner of the $120 million lottery ticket in Tuesday’s multi-state Mega Millions drawing remains a mystery a day later.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/12

University Of California Bans Smoking, Tobacco On All Campuses

The University of California has banned smoking and the use of chewing tobacco on all ten of its campuses.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/12

UC Riverside Considering Layoffs, Bigger Classes To Battle Budget Shortfall

The university is faced with a $50 million budget shortfall and may have to layoff faculty and increase class size, among other possible solutions.

2011/03/16

UCR Chancellor Recovering From Emergency Heart Surgery

UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White was recovering from emergency heart surgery Tuesday, the university announced.

2011/02/15

Hug It Out At UC Riverside

UC Riverside is attempting to break the world’s record for the most number of hugs in an hour.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/02/10

Green Technology Pioneer Makes $10M Donation To UCR

A Chinese entrepreneur and pioneer in the technology of electric vehicles has made an unprecedented $10 million donation to UC Riverside’s engineering school.

2011/01/24