UCR College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)

Supermassive black holes, or SMBHs, are black holes with masses that are several million to billion times the mass of our sun. The Milky Way hosts an SMBH with mass a few million times the solar mass. Surprisingly, astrophysical observations show that SMBHs already existed when the universe was very young. For example, a billion solar mass black holes are found when the universe was just 6% of its current age, 13.7 billion years. How do these SMBHs in the early universe origi...nate? A team led by a theoretical physicist at the University of California, Riverside, has come up with an explanation: a massive seed black hole that the collapse of a dark matter halo could produce. Read more #UCRScience https://news.ucr.edu//how-supermassive-black-hole-originat

Yesterday, over 1000 graduates walked the stage and today, it’s quiet on campus. #AthenatheGreatDale is impressed with the tenacity of 2021 grads-congrats!!

The UC Riverside College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Virtual Commencement Ceremony begins at 6 p.m. today... Here's the link to watch... See you there!!! #CNASgrad @UCRCNAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9JYfGfaYI4

cientists are hoping the RNA of an obscure infection can one day be used like a Trojan horse to deliver life-saving treatments to citrus trees. SThe infection, citrus yellow vein disease, was discovered 64 years ago in Riverside and has never been seen elsewhere in the world. Decades later, UC Riverside researchers have finally unraveled the associated pathogen’s genetic codes a significant step toward harnessing its unique properties. A paper describing this work was publi...shed recently in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. It opens the door to testing whether this apparently benign infection could be used as a vehicle to transport antibacterial and antiviral agents into citrus plants’ vascular systems, where infections usually take place. Read more #UCRScience https://news.ucr.edu//decoded-genome-little-known-disease-

Join us for the UCR College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) Graduation Celebration on Saturday, June 12 at 2p... Honoring the CNAS #Classof2021!!! CNAS graduating students check your email for the Zoom registration link. Family, friends, and loved ones can watch on http://youtube.com/UCRCNAS #CNASgrad FMI visit https://cnas.ucr.edu/graduation