Chair’s Greetings
Robert M. Hagan Water Chair Endowed Fund
Current Research
Climate Change
Sure, everybody talks about the weather but nobody is willing to do anything about it. The same could have been said about climate change until... Read more...
Landscape Processes
LAWR soil ecology Professor and CE Specialist Louise Jackson lead an interdisciplinary research team to conduct a case study for Yolo County assessing how... Read more...
Environmental Quality
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from natural landscapes doesn’t seem like it should be a water quality concern, it’s just... Read more...
Sustainable Agriculture
The Mediterranean climate and productive soils of California make the state one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Read more...
Adventures in Outreach
Graduate Student Soil Experts Dylan Beaudette and Garrett Liles introduced the cubs to the “Sierra to the Sea Soil Project” as well as the “Soil Monolith Exhibition”. The main event took place outside Davis at the” Vic Fazio Wildlife Area” where the group needed to... Read more...
LAWR hosted the annual Emeriti and Retiree Luncheon in late April. The Luncheon is not just an opportunity to present some of LAWR’s research efforts to former department members as it is to provide an informal forum showing the appreciation LAWR has for its previous employees. Read more...
While UC Davis is home to world renowned programs in the Arts and Sciences, there are very few opportunities for harnessing the creative energy that lies in the intellectual borderland where Art and Science meet. Read more...
Awards
Spotlight: Get to Know LAWR
His research strives to deepen the understanding of soil biogeochemical processes that influence environmental quality. He focuses on interfacial processes occurring at mineral surfaces to investigate the sorption and transport of environmental contaminants, nutrients, biomolecules, and bacteria. Read more...
I enjoy the people I work with in LAWR and in the College. I continue to be impressed with the commitment to the UC Davis Principles of Community from the people I work with. I have much respect for the teaching and research that is being done within the department. Read more...
His research focus is on the mineral nutrition of plants. Professor Epstein enjoys reading, spending time in the mountains and photography in his free time. Read more...
LAWR has a small family like feeling to it. Faculties in the department cared about their students and were very helpful. I especially remember Professor Tanji who encouraged my learning efforts and gave me confidence. Read more...
He primarily investigates the watershed-scale variability of soil properties and pedogenic environments for down-scaling soil survey data in the Sierra Foothill region of California. He also works on regional-scale aggregation of soil survey databases for water and land use planning. Read more...
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Announcements
The new major is a collaborative effort within LAWR and the department of Environmental Science & Policy. The Environmental Science and Management (ESM) major is designed for students who are interested in solving environmental problems from an interdisciplinary perspective linking the natural and social sciences. Read more...
This group photo was taken at a field tour of the Soil’s ‘faculty around 1968. Can you help us identifying the people? Read more...
LAWR is very excited starting their new outreach program in fall 2009 in collaboration with a Sacramento High School. Read more...
To purchase a limited edition LAWR mug please bring $5 in cash to 1139 PES Monday and Wednesdays between 9-11 am. Or email: pvanbenthem@ucdavis.edu for further information and pick up times. Read more...
