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Dog-killing flatworm discovered in Southern California
UC Riverside scientists confirm, for the first time, that a potentially fatal dog parasite is present in a portion of the Colorado River that runs through California. 
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Buzzworthy: new podcast sorts insect facts from fiction
For those curious about insects – their behavior, love lives, the threat or lack thereof they pose to humans – there is a new podcast from UC Riverside: Can I Bug You? 
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Ernst and Helen Leibacher - This photo is Courtesy of John Leibacher
Empowering Scientific Advancements
Ernst and Helen Leibacher's donation of land to UCR fund the establishment of an endowed chair in botany and plant sciences.
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Coronavirus
How the SARS-CoV-2 virus acquires its spherical shape
UC Riverside-led study findings can help tackle other pathogenic coronaviruses
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A Message from Interim Dean Peter Atkinson

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students from the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside, I welcome you to our college and campus.

 

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Erik Hakopian
Undergraduate wins UC Graduate Deans’ Leadership and Research Award
Budding neuroscientist Erik Hakopian provided academic mentorship to UCR students
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UCR chemist Timothy Su
UCR chemist Timothy Su joins 2024 class of Cottrell Scholars
Award supports innovative science research and education
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Aiden Wilkin
Gift to UCR results in new undergraduate fellowship
Aiden Wilkin will use the funds to continue working in the experimental LIGO group
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CNAS Science Lecture Series returns
UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences will present talks on climate change, cosmology, and sustainability as part of its annual Science Lecture Series.
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