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CE-CERT Open House 2026

September 10, 2026 admin Leave a comment

One of the advantages of living in the UNA is we have a think tank in our midst. Here’s an opportunity to check in with CE-CERT and be amazed. Register Here

Our annual Open House is your chance to go behind the scenes at CE-CERT and see the laboratories, vehicles, and technologies our researchers use to tackle real-world challenges in air quality, transportation, emissions, and energy.

Tour our research spaces, meet CE-CERT students and researchers, and stop by our all-day Resource Fair featuring 11+ campus, industry, government, and community organizations sharing career resources, opportunities, giveaways, and other goodies.

CE-CERT Open House

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026

CE-CERT | 1084 Columbia Ave., Riverside, CA 92507
Free and open to the public

Choose a Lab Tour Session

Morning

9–11:30 a.m.

9–9:30 a.m.
Check-in, Resource Fair & networking9:30–11:30 a.m.
CE-CERT lab tours

Afternoon

1–3:30 p.m.

1–1:30 p.m.
Check-in, Resource Fair & networking1:30–3:30 p.m.
CE-CERT lab tours

Tours begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Closed-toe shoes are required for lab tours.

Register Here

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Voting Tools

August 28, 2026 admin Leave a comment

Here’s a great compendium of voting tools and resources courtesy of Common Cause

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Environment, Safety, Social Capital, Transportation, UCR

Public Meeting Notice On June 17, 2026 UCR North District Phase 3 Blaine Street Parking Structure Project.

June 11, 2026 admin Leave a comment

Greetings,

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) will be holding the second community project review meeting to discuss the proposed North District Phase 3 and Blaine Street Parking Structure Project.

The community meeting will be held in person at the North District Building D, Room D112 from 6:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

Two hours of free parking (5:30p.m. – 7:30p.m.) will be available to all attendees within Parking Lot 18, located at the southeast corner of Canyon Crest Drive and Blaine Street (see graphic below as well as attached PDF with parking and meeting location).

ND3 Blaine St PS_Community Mtg 2 Flyer ND3 BSPS Community Meeting 2 Presentation

ND3 Blaine St PS_Community Mtg 2 Flyer

lot-18-to-nd-room-d112

This will be an opportunity to learn more about the project, provide feedback/comments, and meet project team members.

The proposed North District Phase 3 would entail development of approximately 1,300 -1,350 student housing beds, student housing support services, Central Utility Plant and thermal energy storage tank, and associated landscape and hardscape improvements. North

District Phase 3 is proposed along W. Linden Street between the existing North District Phase 1 and North District Phase 2 sites.

Blaine Street Parking Structure would entail development of approximately 2,000 parking spaces on the existing Parking Lot 27 along Blaine Street.

A copy of the meeting flyer which includes additional information and a project location map is attached to this email. Additionally, a copy of the meeting flyer and draft slide deck is provided on the following website under Community Meetings – https://pdc.ucr.edu/environmental-planning-ceqa.

For more information, or to submit questions or comments before or after the meeting, please contact:
Melissa Garrety, Senior Planner
UCR Planning, Design & Construction
(951) 827-7376

planning@ucr.edu

Stephanie Tang

Director of Campus Planning

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

PLANNING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

951.827.1484 | https://pdc.ucr.edu/