Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

On April 11, nine UC Riverside graduate students presented their research at the 11th annual UCR Grad Slam Final for a chance at $5,000. The event was hosted by UCR’s Grad Division and was held on campus at the School of Business.  Grad Slam is a University of California-wide speaking competition in which graduate students get three minutes to describe their research to judges and an audience of peers, faculty, staff, friends, and family. 

Sheldon Tan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering, has been recognized as a fellow of the IEEE engineering professional group for his contributions to the advancement of microchips.

The text Mahesh Neupane received simply said, “Congratulations.” The assistant adjunct professor at the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) and research program manager for the Army Research Office (ARO) at the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) didn’t know what to make of it. “I Googled my name,” he said. “Nothing came up.” The note had come from a colleague, and Neupane — also a BCOE alum — buckled into a plane seat next to his supervisor, found himself stumped. Half an hour later, the colleague’s voice filled

UC Riverside’s business, education, and engineering programs placed high in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings of graduate programs in the U.S.  The School of Business climbed 17 positions for its part-time Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program to rank No. 56 in the nation. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or BCOE, ranked No. 89 overall, saw increases in five programs. The School of Education ranked No. 90 overall among 258 schools with doctoral-level programs.