Noteworthy

La Sierra University named psychology professor Leslie Martin as provost following a nine-month national search, elevating the 30-year faculty veteran who had been serving in the role on an interim basis.

RCC men's tennis swept Orange Coast College 9-0 to extend its win streak to four, improving the Tigers' record to 10–2 overall and 3–1 in conference play.

UCR has named Greg Paules as its new athletics director, with the Pasadena-area native bringing Division I experience from Cal State Fullerton — where he managed a $24 million budget — when he starts March 23.

RCC's All-Girl cheer team captured first place at the USA Collegiate Championships in the Two-Year College Advanced Division, while two other Tiger squads earned silver medals competing largely against four-year universities.

La Sierra University's John Thomas, who has led the Zapara School of Business for 27 years and raised $18 million for its building, received a 2026 Weniger Medallion recognizing excellence in Adventist education.

UCR's Chicano Latino Alumni Chapter has awarded scholarships to more than 50 students since 2016, fueled by "100 for $100" crowdfunding campaigns that rally 100 donors to raise $10,000 for first-generation Latino undergrads.

If you missed it, there's a new promo video for The Cheech — and it's a heartwarming short featuring Cheech Marin himself sitting alongside a young visitor captivated by the museum's world-class Chicano art collection.

UCR distinguished psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky co-authored a new book arguing that feeling loved — not wealth or status — is the true secret to happiness, with vulnerability and genuine curiosity identified as key to forging deeper connections.

RCC Interim President Eric Bishop is shifting the college's focus toward student completion goals and a new five-year strategic plan this spring, following a first semester dedicated to rebuilding institutional stability after leadership turnover.

A UCR entomology study has found that bed bugs actively flee from water and wet surfaces, a previously undocumented behavior that could impact how water-based insecticide treatments are applied in infested homes.

UCR bioengineers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel that healed chronic wounds in about 23 days in animal trials, a breakthrough that could reduce amputations among the estimated 4.5 million Americans affected annually.

Riverside County is asking residents to weigh in on budget priorities through a survey — open until Feb. 28 — to identify the community's most pressing needs and guide how taxpayer dollars are spent.