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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.
This is the CNAS Science News RSS feed
November 03, 2026
Tijuana River waste is polluting San Diego’s air
Waste dumped into the Tijuana River can travel seven times farther than expected before becoming airborne and polluting San Diego’s air, at least 20 miles from its source, according to new research.
November 03, 2026
Body size, not competition, may kickstart evolution
New theory explains how species begin to diversify
October 28, 2026
Fresh as the microplastic-laden Sierra snow
For the first time, scientists have measured the microplastic pollution falling on the Sierra Nevada during snowstorms. They found significant amounts even in locations inaccessible by car or by foot.
October 21, 2026
Human neural stem cells found to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants
Findings raise concerns about infection during early brain development
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ITS Blog: Progress and What's New
October 16, 2026
Fall 2026 Update
All UCR Drupal sites hosted on Pantheon will be updated on the week of November 02, 2026 with the changes listed below. These fixes are applied to all themes, unless stated otherwise. This release focuses on strengthening our technical foundation and significantly elevating our commitment to digital accessibility. List of Updates Security, platform, and dependency updates Upgraded Drupal Core to v10.6.19 Upgraded to PHP 8.3 Upgraded contributed modules (AI, Entity Browser, Webform) Accessibility Custom Alert Bar: Colors now meet contrast requirements. Teaser Callout: Added a Brand Blue font
July 08, 2026
Summer 2026 Update
UCR Drupal sites hosted on Pantheon will be updated on the week of July 20, 2026 with the changes listed below. These fixes are applied to all themes, unless stated otherwise. This release focuses on strengthening our technical foundation and significantly elevating our commitment to digital accessibility. List of Updates Drupal Core updates and introducing new modules: Update to Drupal Core v10.6.13. To stay up to date with the latest Drupal security updates and core features. The Schema.org Metatag modules. Boosting SEO & AI Searchability for Academic Programs Educationalprograms: Perfect
May 19, 2026
CAS Update for Drupal sites
Updating 700+ Drupal sites to a new SSO endpoint. Duo MFA will now be required at the /cas login.
April 15, 2026
Spring 2026 Release
UCR Drupal sites hosted on Pantheon will be updated on the week of April 20, 2026 with the changes listed below. These fixes are applied to all themes, unless stated otherwise. This release focuses on strengthening our technical foundation and significantly elevating our commitment to digital accessibility. List of Updates Drupal Core and Dependencies Drupal Core upgrade to v10.6.6 Linkit module upgraded to v7.03 Accessibility Fixed Double H1 Headers on all sites (Best Practice) Drupal site names were using the tag. This created a header hierarchy issue with the element used in Page
