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January | 1, 15 |
February | 19 |
March | 29 |
April | |
May | 27 |
June | 19 |
July | 4 |
August | |
September | 2 |
October | |
November | 11, 28, 29 |
December | 23- 31 |
CNAS Science News

May 02, 2025
Toxic comeback looms for upholstered furniture
UC Riverside professor of environmental toxicology, David Volz argues that California lawmakers should prevent furniture manufacturers from going back to using toxic, ineffective chemical flame retardants.

May 02, 2025
National Academy of Sciences welcomes two UCR faculty members
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) welcomes two UC Riverside professors as new members: Mary Droser, distinguished professor of earth and planetary sciences, and Hailing Jin, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair of microbiology and plant pathology.

April 23, 2025
Invasive weed threatens Southern California’s deserts
Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. UC Riverside research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and reducing the desert’s ability to recover from extreme climate swings.

April 21, 2025
Scientists finally confirm vitamin B1 hypothesis from 1958
Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a reactive molecule in water — a feat long thought impossible.