It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Jodie Holt, Professor Emerita and former Chair of the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, former Divisional Dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS), and Director of the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens, who passed away in the early morning of...

JIM BAIRD COULD BE SITTING next to you in a golf cart donning a name tag while verbalizing his title, experience and responsibilities, and 99 percent of golfers would remain in the dark on the man’s singular impact and influence.