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Venus and Earth evolutionary paths
March 22, 2023
Hunting Venus 2.0: Scientists sharpen their sights
With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest they’ve ever been to finding an analog of Earth’s “twin.” 
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March 16, 2023
Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm
New UC Riverside research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down, preventing them from swimming to or fertilizing eggs.
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Solar system and moons of Jupiter
March 07, 2023
The planet that could end life on Earth
A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar system and wipe out life on this planet, according to a UC Riverside experiment.
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February 28, 2023
Breathing is going to get tougher
When global temperatures increase by 4 degrees Celsius, harmful plant emissions and dust will also increase by as much as 14 percent, according to new UC Riverside research.
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A Message from Dean Kathryn Uhrich

From its roots in agricultural research, the College continues to expand its scientific reach with a number of internationally ranked programs addressing the most pressing scientific questions of our time …

 

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Happy Holidays from CNAS Dean Kathryn Uhrich

Dear Friends and Colleagues, The holidays are always a special time for me, a time to relax, recharge, rejuvenate, and spend time with family, friends, and loved ones. It’s also a time to reflect on the past year and an...
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Alumnus’ Startup Detects Potential Traumatic Brain Injuries Using Only Cameras

Sometimes the path towards a career – in this particular case, a profession that directly benefits the health trajectory of people suffering from a severe injury – can come from the unlikeliest of places. For UCR alumnus Arash Adami ’07...
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Taking the Pentagon to the People

The U.S. Department of Defense Visits UCR and Tours CNAS.
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CNAS Dean's Welcome 2022-2023

It’s that time of the year when the energy and excitement across campus is undeniable. Campus is bustling with activity, buildings are filled with friendly faces, and lecture halls are packed with eager students ready to learn. In her message...
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Masterclass 2023
March 21, 2023
High schoolers get university-level education in particle physics
The students compared their experiment results with those obtained by European students
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March 09, 2023
UCR team wins National Science Foundation grant for undergraduate data science program
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February 17, 2023
UCR math professor wins prestigious Fulbright scholarship
Award enables Netherlands partnership for computational and mathematical biology 
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February 14, 2023
Neuroscience graduate student receives prestigious predoctoral fellowship
Elena Kozlova’s research will study how indoor flame retardant toxicants may affect brain development
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An astronomer made a super-Earth between Mars and Jupiter that could end life on our planet

COSMOS MAGAZINE - We all learned about the solar system in school and, apart from one notable demotion of Pluto to the rank of dwarf planet in 2006, things are pretty straight forward in terms of the planets and their...
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How can we control mosquitos? Deactivate their sperm.

POPULAR SCIENCE - While increasingly longer summers and shorter and warmer winters could mean more mosquitoes in the future, some new research might help control increasing populations of the common pest. In a study published March 16 in the journal...
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Venus is volcanically alive, stunning new find shows

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - For half a century, scientists have dreamed of spying erupting volcanoes on Venus. This unfathomably hot world is obfuscated by noxious clouds, but past missions have revealed the surface is covered in volcanic features. And now, thanks...
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Here's the devastating impact a super-Earth would have on our solar system

SPACE.COM - What would happen if we had an additional planet in our solar system? Not in the fringes like the hypothetical Planet Nine way beyond Pluto, but smack in the middle of Mars and Jupiter? Such a world would...
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Congratulations on Your Admission to UC Riverside, and Welcome to the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences!

Hello there! Greetings, and welcome to CNAS! My name is Kathryn Uhrich, and I am Dean of the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences. Congratulations again on your admission to UC Riverside! At CNAS, we're committed to educating students in...
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Scioly Science Olympiad at UC Riverside

Science Ambassadors host UC Riverside Science Olympiad Competition

On Saturday, January 28, 2023, the Science Olympiad returned to UC Riverside…for the first time in over 10 years! The Highlander Invitational was part of the national Science Olympiad competition featuring middle and high school students competing in 36 events...
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Discover UCR Day 2022 with CNAS Science Ambassadors

Discover UCR 2022

On October 22, campus hosted its fall open house—Discover UCR—for first-year and transfer students interested in applying to and attending UC Riverside. During Discover UCR, students and families connected with student success resources and campus organizations. They also had the...
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Welcome Week 2022

Tips from a UCR Alumna to Start Off the School Year

The first day of college can be full of many emotions whether it’s a newfound sense of independence, eagerness to attend classes, or being away from home for the first time. This is part of what the college experience is...
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