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Detecting Wildlife Illness and Death With New Early Alert System

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • July 14, 2021
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  • One Health
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2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity Report

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations/Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
  • July 08, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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The House That Doesn’t Burn

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 30, 2021
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  • Environment
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Springing Back From Wildfire

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 30, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
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Three Grants for Biofuels Research

  • by Andy Fell
  • June 29, 2021
  • Egghead
  • Science and Climate
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Redefining ‘Success’ in Science Can Help Fight Climate Change

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 21, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
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Helping Out Lakes in Hot Water

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • June 09, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
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What Does the Fox Poop Say?

  • by Meghan Snow
  • June 04, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
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Environmental Justice: Empowering Communities Through Science

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 24, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Environment
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Lichens Slow to Return After Wildfire

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 10, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Committing to a Better Planet

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 05, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
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Solar Development: Super Bloom or Super Bust for Desert Species?

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • May 03, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • April 21, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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The Wines of Change

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 07, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
  • Science and Climate
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Water Talk Podcast Launches Season 2: ‘Drought Is Back!’

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • April 02, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • March 31, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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When Smoke Gets In Your Wine

  • by Chris Macias
  • March 31, 2021
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Science and Climate
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Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions 82 Percent

  • by Diane Nelson
  • March 17, 2021
  • Feeding a Growing Population
  • Science and Climate
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When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back With a Vengeance

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • March 15, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
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Bringing the Salish Sea to Tacoma’s Fifth Graders

  • by Justin Cox
  • March 08, 2021
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Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • February 18, 2021
  • Science and Climate
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Biden-Harris Administration Taps Austin Brown to Serve on White House Council on Environmental Quality

  • by Samuel Chiu
  • February 09, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • University
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People Are Driving Electric Vehicles Less Than Projected

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • February 08, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Society, Arts & Culture
LA Aqueduct

Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • by News and Media Relations
  • February 04, 2021
  • Science and Climate
  • Environment
  • Science & Technology
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Arctic Shrubs Add New Piece to Ecological Puzzle

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 01, 2021
  • Science and Climate
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