On Feb. 21, the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) at UC Riverside hosted its third annual IGNITE Student Professional Conference. For many of the more than 140 students who attended, it marked the first time they had sat across from a working engineer and had a candid conversation about what their future could look like. IGNITE bridges the distance between classroom learning and professional life by bringing together students, alumni, and industry partners for a full day of mentorship, skill building, and conversation. Held at the start of National Engineers Week, this

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UC Riverside has received an $800,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to bolster essential scientific research in agricultural science, quantum mechanics, and regenerative medicine.