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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Defense Visits UCR and Tours CNAS.

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...

As we begin the Fall 2022 quarter and dive into the 2022-2023 academic year, we are entering an exciting time as CNAS students and faculty return to campus. We expect to re-engage with a fully in-person campus presence and begin...

This fall, the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside welcomes seven new faculty members to CNAS. This new cohort of faculty brings an infusion of energy, experiences, and expertise in the fields of chemistry, mathematics, physics and...

NASA - The 2022 Geological Society of America Medal & Award Winners have been announced and astrobiologists supported by the NASA Astrobiology Program have been named as two of the three GSA Gold Medalists. Timothy Lyons of the University of...

Robert Krueger of the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Dates (NCGRCD) located at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), has been named Research Leader (Director), effective June 5, 2022. Prior to his appointment as Research Leader, Dr...

THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE - Healthy, undisturbed soil sinks carbon, storing what’s generated when plants and other living things decompose so it doesn’t get released as a planet-warming greenhouse gas. But a new study out of UC Riverside suggests nitrogen pollution from...

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - “Until CRISPR, the technology simply wasn’t there,” says Peter Atkinson, an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside, who is working on modifying the sharpshooter. “We’re entering this new age where genetic control can be realistically...

VOX - What do you know about bees? That they produce honey? That they live in a hive? That they swarm? Well, I have news: These characteristics don’t actually describe most bees in the US. Of the roughly 4,000 native...

UC Newsroom - The report provides detailed metrics on UC’s progress in decarbonizing its operations and meeting other sustainability goals, including the fact that 55 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable or carbon-free sources. It also highlights UC...

SCIENCE NEWS - Attention alien hunters: If you want to find life on distant planets, try looking for signs of toxic chemical cleanup. Gases that organisms produce as they tidy up their environments could provide clear signs of life on...

KPPC - The United States Department of Agriculture has approved a vaccine for honeybees, which play an integral role in our food system. The vaccines could help prevent American foulbrood disease, which is a bacterial disease that can spread quickly...

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES (UCANR) - Sugar-feeding ants protect pests that infect trees and damage the fruit they bear. Insecticides are often a go-to solution, but may kill beneficial insects in the process, too. Thankfully, Mark Hoddle...

ECOWATCH - In Southern California, automobile emissions are the biggest source of carbon dioxide in the air. But during the pandemic, when there were fewer cars on the road, those levels decreased. Now, scientists from the University of California have...

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...

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...

For most UCR students, their time on campus starts in the fall and ends after spring quarter. However, as many CNAS students know, summers at UCR are full of several exciting opportunities, such as enrolling in summer session courses, taking...

As a new transfer student walking onto the UCR campus, things may seem overwhelming. You might ask yourself why you are at UCR and what resources are available on campus that will guide you to the path of success as...

The CNAS Transition Advising Program provides specialized academic advising and programming to UCR students who are considering or are in the process of switching majors. In this edition of the CNAS Blog, the CNAS Transition Peer Mentors and the CNAS...

Citrus Health Conference (CHC) is a one-day health conference, held on May 7th, 2022, open to all undergraduate students and especially to those who are interested in learning more about the health field.

The CNAS Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) was formed during the COVID-19 campus closure and provided the opportunity for the committee to voice staff concerns and comments, share insight and feedback, and make suggestions and proposals to CNAS Dean Kathryn Uhrich...

Name: Sophia Parks Hometown: Murrieta, CA Undergraduate school, major and graduation year: University of California, Riverside, BS in Neuroscience, 2017 Graduate school, program, and graduation year: University of California, Riverside, Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology/Nematology, expected 2021 Websites: dillmanlab.org and propel.stanford.edu/scholar...