Riverside
B.S./M.D.
Program Renamed
UC Riverside's Biomedical Sciences Program, a seven-year accelerated
B.S./M.D. program, has been renamed UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program
in Biomedical Sciences.
Haider, the program's namesake, is a nationally recognized orthopedic
surgeon from Riverside. In 1997, Haider pledged all profits to UCR
from his specialized "pedicle screw," a piece of hardware
he designed for use in spinal surgeries. His gift is worth at least
$5 million, but possibly much more, depending on how often the pedicle
screw is used by other surgeons.
Grant to Help UCR Celebrate Cesar Chavez
A state grant will fund a community outreach effort based at UC
Riverside, recognizing the life and work of the farmworkers' rights
advocate Cesar Chavez.
The effort will include a variety of short- and long-term activities
that reinforce Chavez' philosophy of service to others. Activities
will include multicultural and fine arts programs for needy children
and families, a celebration and concert series promoting nonviolence
and several children's programs that teach nonviolent expression
through art.
The project is spearheaded by the University/Eastside Community
Collaborative (UECC) AmeriCorps project with the Office of Governmental
and Community Relations at UCR. It is supported by a $17,632 grant
from the California Commission on Improving Life Through Service,
which awarded grants at Governor Gray Davis' recommendation, for
efforts that celebrate Chavez. The state legislature recently declared
Chavez' birthday, March 31, a state holiday.
The Riverside Unified School District and the UCR College of Humanities,
Arts and Social Sciences also helped sponsor the UECC AmeriCorps
project proposal.
For more information, contact Lucia Ortega, director of the UECC/AmeriCorps
Project at the UCR Office of Government and Community Relations,
(909) 787-7694; lucia.ortega@ucr.edu;
or Max Neiman, UCR political science professor, (909) 787-4693;
max.neiman@ucr.edu.
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