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• White to Give Annual “State of the Campus” Address at CUC Breakfast on May 30
  (May 16, 2012) University of California, Riverside Chancellor Timothy P. White will present his annual "State of the Campus" address to the Citizens' University Committee (CUC) on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. at University Extension Rooms D/E.
• Slow-motion Film Reveals What Happens When Lizards Drop Their Tails
  (May 16, 2012) On National Geographic Wild UC Riverside’s Timothy Higham details lizard’s unique escape plan.
• Novel drug candidates offer new route to controlling inflammation
  (May 15, 2012) Pursuing a relatively untapped route for regulating the immune system, an international team of researchers has designed and conducted initial tests on molecules that have the potential to treat diseases involving inflammation, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke and sepsis.
• Recruiting for Free Engineering Summer Camp
  (May 15, 2012) The UC Riverside Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program is giving highly motivated seventh- and eighth-grade students an opportunity to experience engineering.
• UC Riverside Student United Way Group Honored With Two National Awards
  (May 15, 2012) Although it is just a little more than a year old, the Student United Way at the University of California, Riverside has already made a big impression on a national level. The 35-member UCR group was presented the United in Action Volunteer Award and the Live United People’s Choice Award at the annual United Way Community Leaders Conference at the Gaylord at Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TV on May 2, 2012.
• Summer Brings Serious Opportunities for Teens
  (May 14, 2012) Serious teens look for serious summer opportunities, and UC Riverside offers several programs this summer that will give high school students a leg up in science, math, technology and the arts.
• Voting for UCR Staff Assembly Election Begins
  (May 14, 2012) University of California, Riverside staff members have the opportunity to let their voices be heard as voting is now open to elect the 2012-13 Staff Assembly board. The voting period opened on Monday, May 14 and continues through noon on Friday, May 18. Results from the election will be announced at the general meeting on Tuesday, May 22 at noon in HUB 302. Only UCR staff may participate in the election - faculty and students are not eligible.
• Understanding Why Some People Have Propensity to Disease
  (May 14, 2012) Frances Sladek has received a $1.5 million grant from the NIH to help bring personalized medicine a step closer for patients.

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