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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/news/science-lecture-series"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="565" height="130" style="width:5.8854in;height:1.3541in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.png@01DA6AEF.19C3C7C0" alt="A blue background with yellow text
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="https://sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu/">
CNAS Science Lecture Series</a> (SLS) is back!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#212121">Tuesday, March 5 at the UCR Palm Desert Center</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The series kicks off on Tuesday, March 5 at the UCR Palm Desert Center with CNAS Professor of Climatology, Robert J. Allen, for a presentation on “The Escalating Climate Catastrophe.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> For
more information or to register for Professor </span>Allen’s SLS<span class="apple-converted-space"> event, please visit
<a href="https://sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu/">sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu</a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#212121">Tuesday, April 30 at University Theater</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">The second installment of the Science Lecture Series is on Tuesday, April 30 at University Theater with our very own Nobel Laureate and National Medal of Science honoree, Barry Barish. On this same day, the Physics & Astronomy Department
will be celebrating Professor Barish being awarded the National Medal of Science with a full day of festivities; the Science Lecture Series concludes the celebration that day.
<span class="apple-converted-space">For more information or to register for Professor Barish’s SLS event, visit
<a href="https://sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu/">sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu</a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#212121">Tuesday, May 14 at the UCR Palm Desert Center</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">The final lecture of the series is on Tuesday, May 14 back at the UCR Palm Desert Center with UCR Research Agronomist, Elia Scudiero, whose presentation is titled “From Dirt to Data: Precision Insights for Sustainable Agricultural
Systems.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> For more information or to register for Dr. Scudiero’s SLS event, please visit
<a href="https://sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu/">sciencelectureseries.ucr.edu</a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">For each SLS event, the reception starts at 5 p.m. (food and light refreshments will be served, while supplies last) and the lecture begins at 6 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#212121">Need a Ride to the UCR Palm Desert Center?</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">For students, faculty, and staff interested in attending the March 5 and May 14 Science Lecture Series talks at the UCR Palm Desert Center... CNAS is offering a free shuttle bus to and from the main UCR campus
to the UCR Palm Desert C</span>enter<span style="color:#212121">. To sign</span>-<span style="color:#212121">up for the free shuttle bus, please fill out these Google Forms</span>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">March 5 Shuttle Bus Sign</span>-<span style="color:#212121">Up:
<a href="https://forms.gle/u6pJiJB9HQFZ2mac6">https://forms.gle/u6pJiJB9HQFZ2mac6</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://forms.gle/7NMWVNdpN9rBuuGd8">https://forms.gle/7NMWVNdpN9rBuuGd8</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The shuttle bus will pick everyone up at 4 p.m. at Lot 1 (by the flag pole) and will return back at Lot 1 at about 8 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Please note: The shuttle bus can accommodate 47 passengers, so please sign up soon and only if you are able to attend.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please reach out to CNAS Communications at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Looking forward to seeing you at the 2024 CNAS Science Lecture Series!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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