This fall, the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside welcomes fifteen new faculty members to CNAS. This new cohort of faculty brings an infusion of energy, experiences, and expertise in the fields of biochemistry, biology, ecology, entomology, mathematics, microbiology and plant pathology, physics and astronomy, and statistics. We celebrate each new faculty...
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...
Each year, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences honors students who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and accomplishments throughout their time at UCR. Below are the descriptions of each award and the award winners. Congratulations to our students! Rosemary S.J. Schraer Award In honor of Rosemary S.J. Schraer, who served as UCR Chancellor from 1987-1992...
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...
Professor of Physics Stephen Wimpenny passed away on November 21, 2022. He joined the University of California, Riverside in 1987. He was an influential leader in experimental high energy physics and played a leading role in the discovery of the top quark in 1995 by the DZero and CDF Collaborations and studies of its properties...
On April 15, admitted first-year students and their families converged onto the University of California, Riverside (UCR) campus for Highlander Day – an all-day open house held annually to showcase the richly diverse and inclusive array of opportunities available at UCR. Highlander Day also gives students admitted to UCR’s College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences...
Coinciding with the 95th State Future Farmers of America (FFA) Leadership Conference, held March 16-19 in Ontario, CA, FFA middle and high school students from across the state visited the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to tour campus and learn more about agricultural science, research, technology, and career opportunities at the College of Natural &...
The Career Mentoring of Underrepresented STEM Students for the Professoriate (CUSP) program at the UC Riverside College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) received a $350,000 renewal grant for the next five years. Francey Sladek, principal investigator and professor of cell biology, made the announcement at the CUSP 2023 orientation lunch on March 22. Launched...
UC ANR - UC Davis faculty and friends are remembering internationally recognized medical entomologist Mir Mulla, a UC Riverside distinguished emeritus professor of entomology whose university career spanned 50 years of teaching, research and public service. He died Jan. 29 at his home in Riverside at age 97. Robert Washino, emeritus professor of entomology, emeritus...
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...
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, Ph.D. ’13, his founding of Alpha Fiber, a HealthTech startup, parallels his own intense interest...
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...
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 to resume pre-pandemic campus life in support of our teaching & research missions. That is...
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 astronomy, and statistics. We celebrate each new faculty member and look forward to the impact...
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 California Riverside (UCR) has been named the Arthur L. Day Medalist, while Kimberly Lau 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. Krueger served as a horticulturist and curator for the national collections of citrus and date...
The College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences at the University of California, Riverside has named Professor of Mathematics, Stefano Vidussi, Divisional Dean of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Vidussi succeeds Jose Wudka. During Dr. Vidussi’s three-year appointment as Divisional Dean, he will oversee five departments: Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics...
