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UCR SHPE Solar Boat Team earns five awards at statewide regatta

UCR earned five awards at this year’s regatta, including third place overall in the Cup Championship, which combines scores from races, technical evaluations, sustainability metrics, design categories, and team participation.
By Sara Salsgiver |
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Faculty Through FAME 2026

Over three days, participants stepped into the role of future faculty, presenting research, engaging with academic leaders, and navigating the complexities of the faculty hiring process.
By Sara Salsgiver |
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Common rust reveals new class of magnetism

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have confirmed a recently identified form of magnetism known as altermagnetism in hematite, a common iron oxide better known as rust.
By Sara Salsgiver | | Engineering
Four men wearing suits and ties are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. From left to right:  Reza Abbaschian and Gordon Bourns hold a plaque, followed by Ernest Levister and Chris Lynch, also holding a plaque. The background features large windows with an outdoor view of trees and what appears to be a building in the distance.

Legacy of Leadership

The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering recognizes the 20-year legacy of its Council of Advisors leadership, Gordon Bourns and Ernest Levister, and welcomes new leaders and members.
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A Seat at the Table

A UCR's Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program has established a successful track record in helping educationally underserved students — such as those from first-generation Hispanic/Latino households — excel in math and science and pursue a degree in engineering and other STEM fields.
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Successful Launch

The Highlander Space Program, a student aerospace engineering organization, marked two milestones: The successful launch of its first-ever liquid-fueled rocket and two awards from an international rocketry competition.
By Hitha Antony | | Engineering
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Revved Up on Robots

Brandon Marcus's robotics and artificial intelligence research and recent co-authorship of a major paper accepted to the 2025 CASE conference mark a few of his successes as the second BCOE student to graduate with a bachelor's degree in robotics.
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Photo of eight participants of the UC Riverside Engineering FAME workshop with BCOE Dean Chris Lynch in the center of the photo.

Fostering Future Faculty

Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the country found the support and guidance through a new FAME program geared to recruit and mentor future faculty mentors.
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Banking on the Future

BCOE alum Shrina Kurani (BS, Mechanical Engineering, ’13) was appointed as the deputy director of venture capital for the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, and will lead a program that promotes investments across the state, with a focus on underrepresented entrepreneurs and fund managers, underinvested regions, and climate equity and justice
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Ready to Launch

The IGNITE Student Professional Conference provided students with inspiration, learning, and networking during a professional development event that featured breakout sessions, an alumni panel, a career exhibition, and mock interviews.
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