UCR Magazine: Winter 2025

UCR Magazine

The Eaton Collection

An Eye To
The Future

With over 300,000 items, the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy is a priceless repository for scholars and fans alike

Treasures
Of The Eaton

Peruse through some of the rare items found in the Eaton Collection

Shining A Neon
Light On Cyberpunk

A new exhibition from the Eaton Collection explores the history of cyberpunk

Reviving A Science
Fiction Tradition

The Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature returns to UCR

The SFCS Program

Beyond The Bindings
Of Speculative Fiction

Through UCR’s Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science program, researchers are expanding our understanding of a traditionally Eurocentric field

Creator Spotlight

Reading Between
The Panels

Screenwriter Joshua Malkin shares his journey into the world of comic books

Shifting Perspectives
On Steampunk

Writer and editor Jaymee Goh embraces her role as a multicultural storytellers

PAGE TURNERS

ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

CLASS NOTES

WE REMEMBER

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Chancellor
Kim A. Wilcox

Interim Vice Chancellor, University Advancement
Johnny Cruz

Assistant Director, Content and Publications
Sarah Nightingale

Editor
Jessica Weber

Assistant Directors, Creative
David Edgerton
Denise Wolf

Designers
Rick Donato
Evan Fields
Johnny Lam

Photographer
Stan Lim

Videographers
Bryan Zarate Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez
Kris Vargas

Contributors
Imran Ghori
Sandra Baltazar Martínez
J.D. Mathes

Cover Video
Stan Lim
Kris Vargas
Denise Wolf