Sep 5, 2024, 8:53 AM
Solar Farms Have a Superpower Beyond Clean Energy. The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have…
Aug 1, 2024, 8:39 AM
From coastal redwoods and Joshua trees to golden poppies and sagebrush, California is a global botanical hotspot. It’s also a place confronted with extreme heat, wildfires and crumbling coastlines.
Jun 7, 2024, 10:06 AM
Soils and Biogeochemistry PhD student Sarah Brickman and postdoctoral researcher Nall Moonilall have been honored with the highest recognition on campus for their outstanding role in mentoring…
May 29, 2024, 10:43 AM
Weather forecasting is a complex and challenging task. But UC Davis graduate student Allan Lee is up for that challenge.
May 21, 2024, 3:50 PM
The team will establish two forest integrated forest observatories with state-of-the-art measurements to generate continuous dataset of 100+ variables critical for redwoods forest health, management…
May 2, 2024, 11:04 AM
In March, PhD candidate Erica Edwards was awarded one of 16 Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) grants for 2024, under the advisory of Drs. Mallika Nocco and Ruth…
May 2, 2024, 10:45 AM
Kelsey Fenn was selected to receive a Western SARE Graduate Research and Education grant ($29,984) funding her project titled ‘Physical Soil Health and Water Storage Dynamics of a Novel, Perennial…
Mar 8, 2024, 11:13 AM
Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity and the need for clean, renewable energy. It is also shifting where species are expected to live in the future. Yet these realities are rarely…
Nov 27, 2023, 10:21 AM
The UC Davis Collegiate Soil Judging Team competed last Friday November 10th, 2023 against four other college teams (Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Humboldt, Fresno State, and New Mexico State University) in…
Oct 10, 2023, 3:09 PM
Every year the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program funds 30 outstanding postdoctoral fellows conducting all types of research across the University of California's ten campuses.
Aug 31, 2023, 1:50 PM
Satellite data from across California’s landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a…
Aug 24, 2023, 3:17 PM
As part of a historic partnership between the University of California and the state of California, the University today (Aug. 23) announced it is awarding over $80 million in climate action grants.…
Jul 18, 2023, 11:16 AM
The Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources congratulates Dr. Josh Garcia, a postdoc working with Dr. Cristina Lazcano and Dr. Mallika Nocco, for receiving the University of California…
Jun 7, 2023, 11:43 AM
As we wrap up the quarter we celebrate the achievements of our outstanding undergraduates Alicia Hans (Dean’s Circle Award), Ivan Martinez (Dean’s Circle Award) and Ameya Naik (College Medal) who are…
Jun 1, 2023, 3:32 PM
Congratulations to Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry graduate student, Heather Lieb, for being named to this year’s cohort of Earth, Environmental, and Climate Justice Scholars by the UC Davis…
May 23, 2023, 2:52 PM
Congratulations to Olmo Guerrero Medina and Chitra Chopra, PhD students in Atmospheric Sciences in the Biomicrometeorology research team of Kosana Suvočarev and Kyaw Tha Paw U.
May 2, 2023, 3:32 PM
PFTF is a highly competitive, leadership-development program that provides outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars with an unparalleled opportunity
Apr 17, 2023, 10:29 AM
Congratulations to Jocelyn Rodriguez, Environmental Science and Management major, who was selected to participate in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Significant…
Dec 15, 2022, 3:45 PM
California prairie once proliferated across the Central Valley before it was converted to cropland. A new project involving solar power, pollinators, native plants, Native people, and even a…
Sep 2, 2022, 9:31 AM
ASGG students Nathan Pope and Arthur Hu have both won awards for their excellent presentation skills this year.