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Phong Au-Hong, a junior in UC Riverside’s entomology department, has been awarded one of 20 spots in the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College. Every year, the PPIA selects high-performing undergraduates from throughout the United States to participate in its seven-week summer …

By Steve Kim If you are experiencing a transition in your business or personal life, then answering the following questions can serve as a useful starting point: Based on my current understanding, · What chapter has ended? Am I accepting of that? · What do I have to let go …

Moreno Valley will hold a special election June 6 to fill the District Four seat on the city council. The vacancy was created when Yxstian Gutierrez, who represented District Four, was elected the city’s first directly elected mayor on Nov. 8, according to a statement. The winner will serve the …

Perris is trying to get into the movie business. The city council on Tuesday voted to create the “Perris Film Incentive Program” in an attempt to raise the city’s profile in the entertainment industry, according to a statement. By attracting movie production crews, the city hopes to help local businesses …

Former Palm Springs Mayor Stephen Pougnet and two Coachella Valley developers have been charged with bribery, conflict of interest and perjury. Multiple criminal counts were filed against Pougnet, Richard Meaney and John Wessman: nine counts of accepting a bribe by a public officer, nine counts of bribing an executive officer, eight …

Cynthia K. Larive has been appointed interim provost at UC Riverside. Larive currently serves as vice provost for undergraduate education and was previously interim dean of the school’s College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, according to statement. She replaces Paul D’Anieri, who stepped down in December as UC Riverside’s Academic …