As Highlanders make their way to classes, the Bell Tower chimes its reliable weekly tunes. Tucked away at the top of the Bell Tower sits UC Riverside carillonneur David Christensen, dutifully at his carillon. For more than three decades, Christensen has been performing for thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors on the organ-style instrument...
By Lilian Tran, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing & Communications |
Behind every UCR performance is an unseen team of people helping the show live up to its full potential, including set and prop designers found in the Scene Shop of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. The Scene Shop constructs elaborate scenery and props for performances and film productions, and handles all of...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
This spring quarter, four exceptional CHASS graduate students will be presenting their MFA projects in Riverside, at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts. Pui Shuen (Tiffany) Chow, Kellie Flint, Merideth Hillbrand, and Ji Hyun Won will be displaying their thesis exhibitions on Saturday, April 27 beginning at 2pm. What is she presenting...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
To many children, stories of magic, princesses and faraway lands are an important part of childhood. Thanks to an interdepartmental collaboration between three UC Riverside CHASS Departments, the Gluck Fellows Program and the Esther Hays Family Concerts, these stories of magic, princesses and faraway lands will be brought to the stage in a one-hour special...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Imagine bustling streets full of people, colorful shops and the sights and sounds of an international city. Now imagine a quiet village and a peaceful garden, surrounded by beautiful greenery and welcoming locals. Imagine delicious food, glistening awards, and an abundance of talented poets from all over the world. This is just a taste of...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Music and politics was essential to Kiril Tomoff’s life long before he became Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities within CHASS. Growing up, he was an amateur horn player who loved both performing and listening to orchestral music. In college, Tomoff was fascinated by the Russian language and wanted to be involved in foreign policy...
By Lilian Tran, Student Writer/Marketing & Communications |
"Your net worth is your network," Political Science Professor Ronald Loveridge often remarks to his students. In an office surrounded by high-profile photos with Loveridge standing next to President Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and other high-powered politicians, it’s hard for students to disagree. Loveridge offers unique, anecdotal advice to all of his students, and has welcomed...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Susan Ossman is an artist, author, and professor of anthropology and global studies at UCR. Ossman’s art practice is centered in painting and installation. In recent years, collaborations she has initiated across anthropology and the arts have developed her skills as a curator, performer, and film/digital media producer. “Life is movement, if we stop moving...
By Patrick Anthony, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing & Communications |
They are everywhere. You may already know one, or even be one. Every year, more than a thousand UCR students pass through the doorways of the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-Being. Located in University Village, UC Riverside students participate in controlled, non-invasive psychological and neuroscientific research through interactive games and apps. “I...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
The Department of Psychology has a new and innovative way of preparing patients for scans inside a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, a narrow, tube-like structure that requires patients to lay completely still for several minutes. Psychology Professors Kalina Michalska and Aaron Seitz, along with four engineering students, Sebastian Shah, Sam Muku, Mena Mishreky, and...
By Chris Fleming, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing & Communications |
