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…
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…
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.
PFTF is a highly competitive, leadership-development program that provides outstanding Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars with an unparalleled opportunity
Congratulations to Jocelyn Rodriguez, Environmental Science and Management major, who was selected to participate in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Significant…
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…
Wine grapes are sensitive crops that are susceptible to subtle changes in temperature and precipitation, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Regenerative agriculture,…
Prof. Adele Igel’s recent research about methods for modeling rain in models of the atmosphere was highlighted by an Editor of the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems on Eos.org.
Producing energy takes up land—a fact you could be forgiven for forgetting today. After all, the current energy system only occupies about 0.4% of ice-free land worldwide, most of it for hydroelectric…
On a clear day, the little-known UC Davis weather station is barely noticeable to passersby, but it has been recording weather since the 1800s. Students monitor winds, temperature and other weather…
Established in 1992, Professors for the Future (PFTF) is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and…
Kate Scow from the University of California, Davis, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She was among 120 new members and 30 international members announced by the…
If you make your way to the west end of the Arboretum from early February through May this year, you will find a new addition to the waterway — a floating, solar-powered aerator installation funded by…
El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and…
Allan Lee, a graduate student in Atmospheric Science, was a regional winner and quarter finalist in the WxChallenge, a nationwide forecasting competition open to participants from undergraduate…
Study Shows Large-Scale Solar Can Cool Nearby Areas
Using satellite imagery, scientists from UC Davis, Lancaster University, and Ludong University published research showing that utility-scale solar…
Adele Igel has been awarded a grant from the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Science Research program to study the response of convective storms, such as thunderstorms, to changes in air pollution.…
Jared Trok and Abbey Williams both received graduate fellowships** from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to support their graduate work in atmospheric science starting next year.
