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
July 28, 2026
Gene discovery could shave years off avocado breeding
UCR scientists helped find a genetic switch that could shave years off avocado breeding by allowing researchers to identify one of a young tree’s most important traits long before it flowers.
July 21, 2026
New technique enables LIGO to peer farther into the distant universe
Thermal imaging could boost future gravitational-wave detectors
July 21, 2026
Why our cells almost never fail
A $2.1 million grant will help a UCR synthetic biologist understand how cells stay stable despite stress.
July 08, 2026
Slowing Atlantic current fueling stronger California storms
A slowing Atlantic Ocean current will intensify powerful storms in California while reducing snowfall over Greenland.