College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Latest News

A rising star in fungal science

UC Riverside mycologist Sydney Glassman wins national early-career award

By Jules Bernstein |

Gravitational physics community gathers at UCR

The 42nd Jim Isenberg Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting brought leading gravitational researchers to campus for the first time

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Wound Healing Society

Manuela Martins-Green’s lab pioneered studies on the role of chemokines in wound healing

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

From diagnosis to discovery: Marin Furukuwa’s journey through epilepsy research

Undergraduate’s internship experience fueled her passion for neuroscience and healthcare

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UC Riverside doctoral student awarded prestigious DOE fellowship

Ryan Milton will conduct AI-based nuclear physics research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Postdoc receives CURE Epilepsy’s Taking Flight Award

Mahboubeh Ahmadi will study hippocampal inhibitory circuits and seizure-related behaviors

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

A UCR astrophysicist is now an asteroid

A scientist, his asteroid, and a happy hour

By Jules Bernstein |

Tango mandarin is ‘2026 Flavor of the Year’ in Spain and Portugal

A European trade association chooses the UCR-developed Tango mandarin as "Flavor of the Year" in Spain and Portugal.

By David Danelski |

UCR scientists win 2025 Buchalter Cosmology Prize

Research shows how the universe’s first galaxies may have generated magnetic fields in intergalactic space

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Custom engineering brings radioactivity to life

A box on wheels built in a UCR machine shop is changing the way students see physics

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

The adventures of a German Shepherd and a nematologist

Zeus, the German Shepherd, found Perla Achi at the Riverside County Animal Shelter on October 2, 2018. At the time, he was a seven-month-old pup and she was a 22-year-old biology undergrad at UC Riverside. Achi was rescued by Zeus after losing her first German Shepherd, King, to cancer earlier that year — making for a tough start to her first year...

By Malinn Loeung |

The princess with a point

As the 2025 American Honey Princess and a master’s student in entomology at UC Riverside, Emilia Burnham has found a unique way to connect with schoolchildren and inspire future scientists.

By Jules Bernstein |

The hidden glass shop powering UCR science

Stephen Lepore’s custom glasswork keeps research moving across campus and beyond

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR researchers recognized as ‘Highly Cited’ in 2025  

Six UCR faculty members make Clarivate Analytics' 2025 list.

By Jules Bernstein |

UCR scientist recognized by American Federation for Aging Research

Huimin Zhang has received AFAR’s Grant for Junior Faculty

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UCR physicist pushes for NASA & NSF funding in Washington, D.C.

On Save NASA Science Day of Action, Steve Choi joined hundreds of scientists and advocates from across the country

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Graduate students win national honors for cockroach research

Rattanan Chungsawat and Emily Ta earn Entomological Society of America awards

By Jules Bernstein |

UCR professor wins rare soil science medal

Soil Science Society of America recognizes William Jury

By Jules Bernstein |

UCR professor studying tiny, ant-killing wasps earns big honor

Entomological Society of America elects John Heraty as fellow

By Jules Bernstein |

Epilepsy research rewarded with fellowship and grant

Viji Santhakumar’s lab is the recipient of both

By Iqbal Pittalwala |