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Justice Movement
February 28, 2019
A symposium at UC Santa Barbara will kick off a global public history project on migration and environmental justice.
Researchers hope to tackle methane emissions in manure through use of biochar
February 28, 2019
Professor Gerardo Diaz and his interdisciplinary team of UC Merced faculty will research how biochar can help reduce methane emissions from manure on dairies.
How coral bleaching threatens Caribbean communities
February 28, 2019
Coral bleaching is often caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures and impacts the communities that rely on the Caribbean sea for food and tourism, according to UC Berkeley study.
New project to build climate resilience through improved land management
February 8, 2019
A $4.6 million grant to UCs Merced and Irvine will help researchers develop new tools and methods for better managing the state’s forests, shrub lands and grasslands.
Research seeks relief for hot and thirsty farmlands
February 6, 2019
UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Expertise-funded projects produce results and hope for the Central Valley and beyond.
Shocks to the system
January 31, 2019
Global food production is suffering from an increasing number of “food shocks,” or sudden losses in food production, according to UC Santa Barbara study.
Work in Planetary Health this summer
January 22, 2019
The UC Global Health Institute Planetary Health Center of Expertise offers amazing summer opportunities for UC students. Now accepting applications!
Where will the world’s next Zika, West Nile or dengue virus come from?
January 11, 2019
UC Davis model identifies most likely wildlife hosts for emerging flaviviruses.
Rice plants that reproduce as clones from seeds
December 20, 2018
Plant biologists at UC Davis discover a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones.
UC Irvine and Singapore researchers find source of 2015 Southeast Asia smoke cloud
November 30, 2018
Burning of peatlands in Borneo and Sumatra created severe air pollution in region.