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Ponce supports peers, mentors through CHASS
Fourth-year psychology and Spanish linguistics double-major Celeste Ponce has been juggling her responsibilities since her first year as a student. As a first-generation student, Ponce was forced to spend her first few quarters at UC Riverside navigating everything on her own, including how to find help in the first place. “It has been an experience...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

‘CHASS has definitely helped me blossom professionally and socially’
In more ways than one, Michelle Nguyen, a fourth-year psychology major and business management minor, has taken her undergraduate years of college as a learning experience. Though she experienced some low points, she says that college has given her some of the highest points in life, and through it she has evolved. This growth would...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

Neuroscience Graduate Student Association hosts local schools, educates 400 students
On April 25, the Neuroscience Graduate Student Association (NGSA) worked — with support from the psychology department — to host the 15th annual Brain Awareness Day at UC Riverside’s Student Recreation Center. Brain Awareness Day is intended to get younger students interested in neuroscience, as well as promote higher education and offer engaging learning opportunities...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

Psychology Ph.D. candidate advances to UCOP Grad Slam Finals
Shannon Brady, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Developmental Psychology, has been named the 2024 finalist at the UCR Grad Slam Finals, a UC-wide competition for graduate students to present their research or creative projects with opportunities and workshops for professional development. As UCR’s campus winner, Shannon earned a grand prize of $5000 through a fellowship...
By Alejandra Prado, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

Message from the Dean: Dr. William Dunlop
To our CHASS community, We are deeply saddened by the recent death of William Dunlop, an associate professor of social/personality psychology in UC Riverside’s Department of Psychology. Dr. Dunlop, who directed the Personality and Identity Lab (PAIL), explored the ways in which individuals make sense of themselves and their lives. He taught both undergraduate and...

Smart, dependable, go-getter
In her role as a financial analyst for the Department of Psychology, Flora Beri Simo Sunjo is responsible for networking with others, hiring for labs, providing complex analysis and troubleshooting. “During the pandemic, I have had to schedule Zoom meetings with Flora to process the Psychology recruitments," said Alisha French, a human resources analyst for...
By Jessica Ruiz Vega, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing & Communications |

S2P: Hacking Humanities
Just as humanities are crucial to scientific research, scientific analysis is necessary when developing public policies. In October 2020, UCR's Center for Science to Policy (S2P) held its first Policy Hackathon. A team of graduate students, led by developmental psychology Ph.D. student Agnes Varghese, included graduate students with psychology, engineering, business, microbiology, and neuroscience concentrations...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing & Communications |

At Home In a Digital World
Gamespawn is a UCR club that offers members the ability to collaborate and work on the development of video games. The club meets on campus during the academic year on Tuesday evenings, 5-7 pm in Bourns A171. “[Joining Gamespawn] was intimidating at first,” said second-year psychology major and current Outreach Coordinator Yvette Chen, “but once...
By Chris Fleming, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

Never too old to learn
It may seem to be more difficult to learn new things as we age, but new research from Psychology Professor Rachel Wu suggests that this difficulty could be in part alleviated by having an encouraging environment and continuing to learn as we age. In September, Wu received an NSF Career Award, the National Science Foundation's...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |

Reprogramming the brain, one game at a time
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 |