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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."

  • July 27, 2010
    CNAS names three new department chairs
    Three new department chairs assumed their positions in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, on July 1, 2010 Mikeal Roose for the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, Michael Anderson for the Department of Environmental Sciences, and James Baldwin for the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology.
  • July 27, 2010
    Western water-resource collection moves to Southern California
    The premier collection of information and materials about water development in California will soon move to a new home: Southern California. The nationally acclaimed Water Resources Center ARchives is being transferred from its previous location at UC Berkeley to the libraries at UCR and Cal State San Bernardino.
  • May 14, 2010
    CNAS student accepted to eight top-notch medical schools
    An Iraq war veteran, Sergio Alfaro is set upon reaching his goal of becoming a physician.
  • January 8, 2010
    Plant Scientist's Research Ranked on Top Ten Breakthrough List for 2009
    Research by Sean Cutler, assistant professor of plant cell biology in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, has been named by Science magazine as one of the top 10 breakthroughs of the year.
  • January 8, 2010
    Biologist's Lab at UC Riverside Is a Hummingbird Health Spa
    Research on avian flight by Biology Professor Douglas Altshuler will be featured in the program "Hummingbirds:Magic in the Air" on the PBS show "Nature," premiering Sunday, Jan. 10.

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Front page of PE research sectionOn June 6, 2010, the Riverside, CA, Press-Enterprise and PE.com published a Special Report about UCR research titled "UCR: The Idea Factory." Much of the research described in the 8-page section, such as the mosquito being studied in the photo at left, was being performed in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. You can find the articles here on the PE.com website.

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