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TEDxUCR Our purpose is to inspire the pursuit of knowledge. Our vision is to become the premier medium at UCR for the exchange of ideas.

Calling for volunteers to help staff this year’s TEDxUCR event! Scan the QR code to sign up ⬆️
05/20/2026

Calling for volunteers to help staff this year’s TEDxUCR event! Scan the QR code to sign up ⬆️

Meet the 5 final speakers taking the TEDxUCR stage for Turning Points: The moments that change everything.Each speaker b...
05/18/2026

Meet the 5 final speakers taking the TEDxUCR stage for Turning Points: The moments that change everything.

Each speaker brings a story, an idea, and a perspective shaped by transformation, the kind of moments that challenge how we think, live, create, and lead.

Nailah Harvey
Words Save Us: The Power Behind Life’s Defining Moments

Jovana Isevski
How the Past Lives Through Us

Molly Megee Hankins
How Do We Know What To Believe? Staying Human in the age of AI

Moncell Durden
The Moment We Move

Dr. Ethan Emmett Castro
AI is a Toddler - Building a Nervous System for Physical AI

Join us for an evening of powerful TED-style talks, meaningful conversation, and ideas worth the journey.

TEDxUCR 2026: Turning Points
Friday, 29 May 2026
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Event: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue: UCR ARTS, Downtown Riverside, CA

Seats are limited, scan the QR code to RSVP.

TEDxUCR 2026 presents Turning Points.“The moments that change everything.”Join us for an evening of TED style talks expl...
05/14/2026

TEDxUCR 2026 presents Turning Points.
“The moments that change everything.”

Join us for an evening of TED style talks exploring the ideas, decisions, discoveries, and personal moments that transform how we think, live, and lead.

SAVE THE DATE

📅 Friday, 29 May 2026
🚪 Doors open at 5:30 PM
🎤 Event: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 UCR ARTS, Downtown Riverside, CA

Speaker announcement coming soon.

IdeasWorthSpreading

Beyond Limits Recap (3/3) We hope you all are having an amazing summer! Finally, we would like to thank our audience for...
07/11/2023

Beyond Limits Recap (3/3)

We hope you all are having an amazing summer! Finally, we would like to thank our audience for coming out to our spring TED talk and for your tremendous support🫶🏻. You all filled the house with your excitement to learn and interact with our knowledgeable guest speakers. We hope you continue to join us in our upcoming years as we have so many more talks we’d like to share with you🎉

Beyond Limits Recap (1/3) We hope that y’all enjoyed our Spring 2023 TED Talk , 💫‘Beyond Limits’💫! We want to give a spe...
05/27/2023

Beyond Limits Recap (1/3)

We hope that y’all enjoyed our Spring 2023 TED Talk , 💫‘Beyond Limits’💫! We want to give a special thank you to all of our speakers: Dr. Stephan Kane, Dr. Rachel Wu, Dr. Yue D**g, Katherine Morrissette, Ethan Castro, and Elissa Monteiro.

We hope that these talks inspired you to reach beyond YOUR OWN limits 📈

Introducing our first speaker, Dr. Rachel Wu.Dr. Rachel Wu is an Associate Professor of Psychology at University of Cali...
05/12/2023

Introducing our first speaker, Dr. Rachel Wu.

Dr. Rachel Wu is an Associate Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside 🧠 . She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London (2011). She is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist investigating how we learn and attend across the lifespan. Dr. Wu received a Rising Star award from the Association for Psychological Science and an NSF CAREER award grant to investigate the role of learning new skills on cognitive and functional growth in older adulthood. She was in a rock band as a violinist 🎻 for 7 years (2003-2010) and also is a professional painter 👩‍🎨 . Every few years, she learns to master new skills to gain a better understanding of the difficulties in being an adult learner.

If you want to hear from her and our other amazing speakers, RSVP for our upcoming TED talk 🌟“Beyond Limits” 🌟with the link in our bio!

Introducing our first speaker, Dr. Rachel Wu.Dr. Rachel Wu is an Associate Professor of Psychology at University of Cali...
05/12/2023

Introducing our first speaker, Dr. Rachel Wu.

Dr. Rachel Wu is an Associate Professor of Psychology at University of California, Riverside 🧠 . She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London (2011). She is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist investigating how we learn and attend across the lifespan. Dr. Wu received a Rising Star award from the Association for Psychological Science and an NSF CAREER award grant to investigate the role of learning new skills on cognitive and functional growth in older adulthood. She was in a rock band as a violinist 🎻 for 7 years (2003-2010) and also is a professional painter 👩‍🎨 . Every few years, she learns to master new skills to gain a better understanding of the difficulties in being an adult learner.

If you want to hear from her and our other amazing speakers, RSVP for our upcoming TED talk 🌟“Beyond Limits” 🌟with the link in our bio!

Have you ever wanted to watch a TED Talk LIVE?!? WELL NOW YOU CAN! 😱😱😱Your very own TEDxUCR is hosting this year’s Sprin...
05/04/2023

Have you ever wanted to watch a TED Talk LIVE?!? WELL NOW YOU CAN! 😱😱😱

Your very own TEDxUCR is hosting this year’s Spring Talk, ✨Beyond Limits ✨, Thursday May 18 at 7pm in HUB 302. Stay tuned for our speaker lineup 🙌🏼🙌🏼

🚨THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC🚨

You can RSVP through the link in our bio!

In preparation for our TED TALK in May, TEDxUCR is holding a Panda Express Fundraiser. Show this flyer at checkout to su...
04/12/2023

In preparation for our TED TALK in May, TEDxUCR is holding a Panda Express Fundraiser. Show this flyer at checkout to support TED events at UCR! THURSDAY 4/13!!

20% of the sales go to TEDxUCR when you purchase a meal with this flyer.

More info about our TED Talk in May coming soon 👀

🎲 TEDxUCR is having a game night social THIS FRIDAY. Join us for a fun night of food and board games! We will play Cards...
02/28/2023

🎲 TEDxUCR is having a game night social THIS FRIDAY. Join us for a fun night of food and board games! We will play Cards Against Humanity, We’re Not Really Strangers, and more. Feel free to bring your own games or snacks, see you there!! 🎲🃏

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