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The Content Blocks menu has been moved under Content -> Blocks.
This menu was previously under Structure > Block Layout > Custom Block Library.
CNAS sub-theme overview, resources, and video tutorials
New CNAS Sites
Your CNAS Organization Manager will spin up a new site with the CNAS Theme already in place. It is not mandatory for sites under CNAS to use the CNAS Theme. Let your Organization Manager know if your department, lab, center, etc. does not want to utilize the CNAS Theme. This can be selected on the Request a Website form.
Existing CNAS Sites
Any existing CNAS sites that are using the default or hybrid theme can switch to the CNAS theme. If the site is live (already launched at a sitename.ucr.edu domain), please be extra cautious and keep the following in mind:
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View modes and styles for different components will be deferred in separate releases corresponding to UCR’s monthly releases.
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A header image and footer image will automatically be available once the CNAS Theme is applied. In order to use a custom header or footer image, they must be approved by University Relations (for those outside CNAS) or the CNAS Organization Manager. Your Organization Manager can upload these images on your behalf. A header and footer image are OPTIONAL. If no images are present, then the CNAS Theme color will display in those sections.
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Any blocks that have been placed using Block Layout will need to be placed in the CNAS Theme. Every theme has a separate Block Layout. Once the theme is enabled (but not set as default), you can place the block BEFORE switching themes. All CNAS sites are in Layout Builder, so this only applies to other campus units. You still have to switch to CNAS view modes in Layout when applying the CNAS theme to a website built in the UCR default or hybrid theme.
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The CNAS Theme uses the full width layout on the <front> (home) page. This is by design. Other pages can either be full width or centered (fixed to grid).
If any other issues are noticed, please email us at cnascommunications@ucr.edu.
This is the CNAS Science News RSS feed
October 01, 2025
Rare fossil reveals ancient leeches weren’t bloodsuckers
A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures.
September 26, 2025
New adaptive optics to support gravitational-wave discoveries
UCR-developed technology will allow scientists to peer deeper into the universe
September 25, 2025
Carbon cycle flaw can plunge Earth into an ice age
How global warming may overcorrect into an ice age.
September 24, 2025
How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells
Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, around their genomes — a process that, while messy and complex, consistently results in highly symmetrical icosahedral structures.
Articles Preview with "bubble up" effect
ITS Blog: Progress and What's New
February 19, 2025
Winter 2025 Release
Upgrade to Drupal Core, a few bug fixes, and BlueSky added
October 28, 2024
Fall 2024 Release
Drupal websites hosted by Pantheon will be updated beginning Monday October 28th and run through the week. Sites will be updated in groups by organization. Updates will occur after business hours. It is recommended to not make updates outside of business hours this week. Please see the upcoming maintenance on TechAlerts . Accessibility Improvements: Article Date color contrast - The date-stamp on the Article Content Type will be updated to #000000 (black). It was a grey color before. Role not inside the required context - This accessibility issue occurred on sites using accordions. Accordions
July 29, 2024
Summer 2024 Release
Release is scheduled for July 29th until August 2nd by organization groups. Accessibility updates including new way to report accessibility barriers.
