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The College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) is unique among land-grant colleges, with life sciences, physical sciences, agricultural sciences, and mathematical sciences together in one academic unit. This diverse environment creates a flourishing interdisciplinary culture that we call "The CNAS Advantage."
- November 2, 2009
Geologists discover a new window into Earth's interior
Geologists Larissa Dobrzhinetskaya and Harry Green and colleagues report in the Oct. 26-30 online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences their discovery of ultrahigh-pressure minerals from a paleoocean-spreading center - November 2, 2009
Plant Cell Viewing
A research team led by Julia Bailey-Serres, a professor of genetics, reports in the Oct. 12-16 online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the implementation of a method they devised to view activities of individual types of cells in a complex plant organ, such as root or a leaf. - November 2, 2009
New Molecules Created by UC Riverside Chemists
Guy Bertrand's lab shows metal-free "abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes" are stable, allowing their use in numerous catalytic chemical reactions - October 16, 2009
Turf scientists on a quest to engineer a superlawn
With mandatory watering restrictions turning grass brown from California to Florida to Massachusetts, a small but dedicated cadre of turf scientists at UC Riverside is on a mission to engineer a drought-proof superlawn.
All Events for Saturday, November 7, 2009
- Conference: AMS Fall Western Sectional Conf.
7 a.m.–7 p.m.
(Mathematics) - Exam: CSET Exam
7:15 a.m.–1 p.m.
(Science Mathematics Initiative)
The UC Riverside Department of Mathematics proudly hosts the American Mathematical Society's 2009 Fall Western Section Conference.
The Water Science & Policy Center is sponsoring a Drought Symposium, March 24-26, 2010.
Dean Tom Baldwin talks about the budget situation and how it affects the college.
