Dear CNAS faculty, staff, students and your families, The holiday season provides time for us to reflect on the year and to be thankful and grateful for our family and friends. In our college, this extends to the individual and collective achievements we have made in our teaching and research and, after more completely emerging...
Dear CNAS Students, On behalf of the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) at UC Riverside, I welcome all our new first-year, transfer, and returning students to the start of the new academic year at UC Riverside. Being my 27th year at UC Riverside, I have seen and experienced how unique CNAS is within...
Dear CNAS Community, With summer in full swing, many of us still find ourselves wrapping up the academic year and starting to plan for the future. It’s naturally a good time to reflect on where we have been and where we are going. I can’t help but to feel a deep sense of pride reflecting...
June 14, 2023 – Earlier today, CNAS Dean Kathryn Uhrich testified in Washington, D.C., before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. During the hearing — “A Review of Title VII: University Perspective on Research and Extension Programs” — testimony from each witness allowed the subcommittee to...
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 opportunity to look forward to what 2023 will bring. There are many areas across 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 to the CNAS community, Dean Kathryn Uhrich welcomed 7,305 students, with 6,519 undergraduate and 786...
SCICOMMUCR/BEYOND THE BENCH PODCAST - SciCommUCR is a student organization working to communicate science in creative ways and bring science communication training to the University of California, Riverside community. In 2019, SciCommUCR started with their communication workshop, Let's Talk Science. They are currently producing the second season of their podcast, Beyond the Bench. Beyond the...
Dear CNAS Community, Welcome to the 2021-2022 academic year! Whether this is your first time on campus or you are returning to UCR, many of us have been eager for the fall quarter to start and to be on campus… and here we are! As we transition back to in-person learning and continue to adapt...
Dear CNAS Students, Faculty, and Staff, The recent events that unfolded at our nation’s capitol were heartbreaking. The very place where our legislators enact laws and policies to protect and govern the people was under attack. As UC President Michael Drake shared in his statement, “The shocking display of lawless violence in the nation’s capital...
Dear CNAS Community, Welcome to the 2021-2020 academic year! Whether you are new to the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences or you are returning to CNAS, starting the academic year in a virtual learning environment will be a new experience for all of us. I, for one, am thrilled to be on this journey...
