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UCR takes a new step toward sustainable technologies with the formation of a new research initiative into solar energy at a kick-off ceremony 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Bourns College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), 1084 Columbia Ave. in Riverside. The Southern California Research Initiative for Solar Energy (SC-RISE) will utilize CE-CERT’s long-established role as an “honest broker” to establish alliances that can advance the effective utilization of solar power in Southern California.

Following a successful pilot year in 2009, the Making Excellence Inclusive: A UCR Diversity Certificate Program for 2009-10 is now accepting nominations and sign ups, with applications due on Nov. 2. The five-month program guides participants through learning activities designed to help increase understanding of the diversity challenges at UCR.

The Chancellor’s Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the HUB drew about 250 people who came together to benetif merit scholarships. During the event, the chancellor presented the UCR Medallion to the family of Milton W. Stratford. Together, family members have given more than $500,000 to UCR scholarships.