Content Tagged with: College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Experimental Cosmology Center draws Congressman Mark Takano to campus
UCR physicists discuss how the center will benefit the Inland Empire
Entomological Society of America elects UCR Professor as Fellow
Chow-Yang Lee honored for his research, mentorship, and public engagement
CA Honey Queen is a UCR entomology graduate student
Beekeeping Federation position advances insect education
Summer Physics Academy brings back an alumna to campus
Christina Manzano was one of two community college teachers attending the weeklong workshop
UCR advisor helped eliminate “probation” from academic language
The University of California has dropped the word “probation” from academic regulations – a change that a UC Riverside academic advisor helped push forward. The UC Academic Senate voted overwhelmingly on June 21 to remove the term probation and replace it with academic notice to alert students when they are falling behind in their studies. Brett...
UCR soil researcher wins outstanding dissertation award
National recognition for soil scientist Matthew Amato
Extracurricular: UCR analyst’s art travels to Romania
Maggie Tello Case thought she was being phished when she received an email in January from curator Claire D’Alba representing the Art in Embassies program at the United States Department of State. D’Alba was requesting Tello Case, a senior contracts and grants analyst in UCR’s College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, lend some of her artwork for...
Ken Barish is named chair of UCR Academic Senate
Ken Barish has been elected chair of the UC Riverside Academic Senate. His two-year term begins on Sept. 1. Barish succeeds Sang Hee-Lee, who has been chair the past two years. In the role of chair, Barish will preside over the three Academic Senate meetings each year, act as its spokesperson, oversee administrative duties, and act as UCR’s...
Middle schoolers get a crash course in sustainability
About 100 Riverside middle school students recently learned about the importance of sustainable food production through hands-on activities with UC Riverside scientists. Students from the Riverside STEM Academy visited the campus May 9 for the first Circular Economy and Sustainable Food Production Day, hosted by Georgios Vidalakis, a professor and...
Batchelor Hall renovation nearing completion
A major renovation of UC Riverside’s Batchelor Hall is nearing completion after almost two years of construction. The work, which includes significant upgrades to the building’s mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, will be finished by the end of June. Work began in fall 2022. Old and outdated pipes, wiring, and mechanical equipment across...
Honoring Barry Barish with a day rich in physics
UC Riverside honors the distinguished professor and Nobel laureate for receiving a National Medal of Science
Molecular crystal motors move when exposed to light
Potential applications include drug delivery
Extracurricular: Chasing this year’s spectacular solar eclipse
Eclipse enthusiast Morris Maduro joins millions of people along path of totality
UCR chemist Timothy Su joins 2024 class of Cottrell Scholars
Award supports innovative science research and education
CNAS Science Lecture Series returns
UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences will present talks on climate change, cosmology, and sustainability as part of its annual Science Lecture Series. The series will kick off March 5 with a presentation by Robert Allen, a professor of climatology, titled “The Escalating Climate Crisis.” Allen will discuss the widespread and...
Gift to UCR results in new undergraduate fellowship
Aiden Wilkin will use the funds to continue working in the experimental LIGO group
Physics research puts UCR on landscape of particle manipulation
Successful trapping of electrons could lead to new quantum computing architectures
Reaching for the stars
A new astronomy course at UC Riverside offers undergraduates hands-on use of a telescope
2023 ‘Highly Cited’ list celebrates UCR faculty influence
Researchers rank in top 1% worldwide
Physics graduate student wins merit award at national lab
Xilin Liang is stationed at Brookhaven National Lab