<div dir="ltr"><img width="624" height="74" id="m_4826466857138732071m_-6820025797384273697m_6146312732722223507m_-663177429848713273Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DB7EEA.47AE64A0" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="text-align: center; width: 6.5in; height: 0.7708in;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">The Riverside Division of the Academic Senate</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">of the University of California</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">is pleased to present the 74th Faculty Research Lecture</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">“The Dawn of Animal Life: Uncovering our oldest relatives in the Australian Outback”</span></b><span style="font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";font-size:18pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">To be given by</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Distinguished Professor Mary Droser</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Friday, May 1st, 2026</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">2pm-5pm </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Alumni & Visitors Center, Redmond Room</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">University of California, Riverside</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Attendance is limited.  Reception to follow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;text-align:center;line-height:18.4px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please RSVP to </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva""><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_20hC3OtBERfnSDQ" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-681" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(18,100,163);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_20hC3OtBERfnSDQ</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">  </span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">by <b>April 17^th, 2026</b>.</span></p></div>