Our Mission
The mission of the EMN Administration is to provide excellent financial and administrative support to the Departments of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology (EEOB), Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology (MCSB), the UCR Natural Reserves, and the Stem Cell Center, which perform research, teaching and community outreach.
CNAS Science News
March 18, 2026
Key Alzheimer’s proteins are competing inside brain cells
New UC Riverside-led research suggests Alzheimer’s arises not simply from plaques forming in the brain, as is widely believed, but from one protein interfering with the normal job of another
March 16, 2026
Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans
UC Riverside-led study found no places in the ocean completely untouched by human chemical impacts
February 19, 2026
Water is bed bugs’ kryptonite
New research has, for the first time, identified one thing that bed bugs seem to fear -- water and wet surfaces.
February 12, 2026
A superbloom ahead of schedule
UC Riverside plant ecologist Loralee Larios weighs in on the outlook for a wildflower superbloom show this year, where one might see it, and how flower lovers can protect the blooms for years to come.