Officials at UC Riverside and the University of Michigan are promoting hydrogen as an alternative fuel for vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Hydrogen can be used by “ICE” vehicles, and thus assist in the long-term transition away from fossil fuels, according to the Hydrogen Engine Alliance of North America. …
Read More »Inland universities recognized for social mobility
Three Inland Empire universities have been ranked among California’s top institutions of higher learning for social mobility among their graduates. Cal State Bernardino (6) UC Riverside (16) and the University of Redlands (43) were recognized by The College Futures Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes equal opportunity in higher education. The …
Read More »UCR receives most applicants ever
UC Riverside has received a record number applicants for the fall 2025 semester. The number of first-year applicants – 70,578 – was a 23.2 percent increase year-over-year, and the most ever received by the school since it opened in 1954, according to a statement on the university’s website. This increase …
Read More »MSJC Temecula Valley campus receives center status
Mt. San Jacinto College’s Temecula Valley Campus has been granted center status by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. That designation means $2.2 million more in funding for MSJC, which is expected to make it easier for the two-year school to provide higher education for residents of …
Read More »Southwest Riverside County needs a four-year college degree, group says
A group of educators and business people is working to bring a four-year university to the Temecula Valley. The Southwest Riverside County Higher Education Coalition wants to convert part of a building on Mt. San Jacinto College’s Temecula Valley campus into the only four-year college or university in the region. …
Read More »Inland universities ranked among best for military
Cal State San Bernardino and UC Riverside have been ranked among the top U.S. colleges and universities by a leading Military Times magazine. The publication, which studied more than 300 institutions of higher learning, ranked Cal State State San Bernardino first in California and 12th nationally for serving veteran and military …
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