[Graduatestudents] Inside UCR: Campus adopts new climate action plan, and more

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*March 4, 2026*
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*Campus adopts climate action plan*

UCR's Climate Action & Adaptation Plan provides a roadmap for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and advancing sustainability with 15 key
strategies.

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*Grant to support high-impact research*

An $800,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation will bolster essential
scientific research in agricultural science, quantum mechanics, and
regenerative medicine.

Four research teams
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*Signs of alien life*

In this video, astrobiologist Edward Schwieterman describes how some
long-lived gases could be the keys to detecting terraforming by alien life
on other planets.

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UCR Staff Pantry
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3/6/2026 | 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Women's Leadership Conference
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3/7/2026 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Theatre: Tilly No-body
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3/6-7/2026 | 8 p.m. and 2 p.m.

UCR Choirs: Chamber Singers and Chorale
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3/8/2026 | 7 p.m.
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*New athletic director appointed*

Greg Paules, senior associate athletics director at Cal State Fullerton,
has been named UCR's new director of intercollegiate athletics.
March 23 start ››
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*NetID services briefly unavailable over weekend*

Campus services requiring the NetID login and authentication services will
be unavailable due to maintenance from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.
Upgrades planned ››
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*Graphic novelist wins NAACP Image Award*

John Jennings, a professor of media and cultural studies, has won a 2026
NAACP Image Award for his graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s
science fiction novel “Parable of the Talents.”
Highlighting notable artists
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*Poet named a finalist for LA Times Book Prize*

Allison Benis White, a professor of creative writing, is a finalist for the
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for her poetry collection, "A Magnificent
Loneliness."
Celebrating contemporary poetry ››
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*Psychologist named to national scholars program*

Bernardette Pinetta, an assistant professor of psychology, has been
selected as a 2025-2027 CASEL Weissberg Scholar, a nonpartisan nonprofit
that founded the field of social and emotional learning.
Mentorship
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