William Walton and Alec Gerry from the CNAS Entomology Department were recently announced as winners of the PBESA 2018 awards. William Walton Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2018 Professor of Entomology and Vice Chair Alec Gerry Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology Award, 2018 Cooperative Extension Specialist and Professor of Entomology According to the Pacific Branch...

About the Event: Primavera in the Gardens is the annual fundraiser for the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens, benefiting new garden installations, opportunities for student workers, trail and garden upkeep, community enrichment activities, and educational programs, including thousands of school tours each year. Please join us for a wonderful afternoon in support of our beloved Gardens...

A team of researchers in Massachusetts and California, including one from UC Riverside, have been awarded a $7.5 million, 5-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Naval Research to study the properties and applications of light-powered materials. Titled “Photomechanical Material Systems—From Molecules to Devices,” the project...

Renata Kootz (Physics) and Nicholas Pham (Chemical Engineering/Physics) have won one of the oldest and most prestigious scholarships in the country, . The Barry Goldwater Scholarship program, focused on natural sciences, engineering and mathematics, seeks to identify and support college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming the country's next generation of research...

Professor Zhiwei Zhang has been selected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) for his outstanding contributions to statistical methodology, including statistical principles in protecting and promoting public health. The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.” As the second-oldest, continuously operating professional association...

Fatemeh Barati, a PhD student in physics, won the Ken Hass Outstanding Student Paper award recognizing the best student paper that addresses the subject of industrial applications of physics at the American Physical Society meeting in March. Inspired by this year's theme of "Big Data and Physics: Bits to Knowledge," Barati's research focused on recent...

Plant Pathology graduate students Gabriel Ortiz, Claudia Castro, Derreck Carter-House, Antara Chakravarty and Nichole Ginnan have been awarded a grant from the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Foundation through the Mathre Education Endowment. The Mathre Endowment for Education funds education and outreach related projects, and a selection committee comprised of members of the APS Foundation select...

There will be a free public screening on Food Evolution, a science-based investigation into the controversy of GMOs. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion which includes film's producer and director, Academy Award Nominee Scott Hamilton Kennedy. Other Panelists: Allison Van Eenennaam, CE Specialist, Animal Genomics & Biotechnology, UC Davis Tom Delfino, Executive...

The search for alien life defines a new era of space exploration. Learn how scientists hope to find life beyond Earth, and explore what that means for humanity. Alien Worlds: UCR's Cosmic Frontier Jan 16, Tuesday 6:00PM Speaker: Stephen Kane, A ssociate Professor of Planetary Astrophysics and Associate Director, Alternative Earths Astrobiology Center Dr. Kane...

Also see pictures from the 2017 New Faculty Reception. Garret Anderson Garret Anderson is an assistant professor of neuroscience in the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, followed by postdoctoral research at Stanford University in molecular neuroscience. His research interests are in investigating the molecular...

With support from the Vice Chancellor for Research, UCR's Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) on Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES) will hold a workshop at UCR’s Palm Desert Center on January 12-13, 2017. The workshop will focus on the most recent development at the frontiers of spintronics and thermal transport in nano-materials...

Undergraduate student Joselyn Soto was awarded a SACNAS Student Presentation Award for her presentation, “Morphological and Functional Consequences of Hippocampal Demyelination and Remyelination-Induced Recovery,” at 2016 SACNAS: The National Diversity in STEM Conference in Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 13-15. In a message to Ernest Martinez, associate professor of biochemistry and director of UCR’s MARC U-STAR...

Please view short biographies and portraits of our new faculty members and the new dean. Welcome! Hoori Ajami Hoori Ajami, assistant professor of groundwater hydrology in the Department of Environmental Sciences, earned her Ph.D. in hydrology at University of Arizona. Her research interests are in the areas of catchment hydrology, groundwater recharge, surface water-groundwater interactions...

Dear Colleagues, i am pleased to announce that Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy Umar Mohideen has agreed to serve as Divisional Dean of Physical Sciences and Mathematics for the college, effective July 1, 2016. He will replace Professor of Chemistry Cindy Larive, who has been chosen to serve the university...

Students from the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences were recognized at the 30th Annual Honors Convocation hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Education in the University Theatre on Monday, May 23, 2016. Congratulations to students for the following honors. Included are the comments about their achievements provided during the ceremony: Marguleas/Weiman Humanitarian of the...

May 19, 2016 Dear Campus Community: I am delighted to announce that Dr. Cindy Larive, Professor of Chemistry and Divisional Dean for Physical Sciences and Mathematics in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has agreed to serve as our next Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Larive, who received her...