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rush-hour traffic on a freeway

Global shift to mass transit could save more than $100 trillion and 1,700 megatons of CO2

by Kat Kerlin
September 16, 2014

Outside of hospital at night showing the lighting for parking

University lights the way for hospital energy savings

by Kat Kerlin
September 11, 2014

Two men in the foreground shaking hands with two men flanking them behind and sign in Chinese as background

China and UC Davis partner to put Zero Emission Vehicles on a faster track

by Kat Kerlin
September 08, 2014

Occupants needed for Honda Smart Home

by Andy Fell
September 03, 2014

UC Davis media sources offered on earthquakes and their aftermath

by Pat Bailey
August 27, 2014

True-Blue Science to Save Lake Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
August 26, 2014

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Man in a hat walks through a Northern California foothills

Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher

by Brad Hooker
August 20, 2014

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Sprinklers watering agricultural land with a truck in the background

California has given away rights to far more water than it has

by Kat Kerlin
August 19, 2014

Woman about to get ready to get into a sleek purple car

Why the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle rollout may now succeed

by Kat Kerlin
August 14, 2014

A monitoring station at Lake Tahoe, California. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis photo)

State of the Lake: High (tech) and dry at Tahoe

by Kat Kerlin
August 14, 2014

White mouse looking at camera

Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes

by Kat Kerlin
July 30, 2014

Water flows from a large pipe as a man monitors the well flow rate

Drought impact study: California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen

by Kat Kerlin
July 15, 2014

Die-offs of band-tailed pigeons connected to newly discovered parasite

by Kat Kerlin
July 02, 2014

Snake swallowing a salamander

Invasive water snakes introduced to California may pose risk to native species

by Kat Kerlin
June 25, 2014

Man holding tricolored blackbird.

Survey says: ‘California’s blackbird’ in sharp decline

by Kat Kerlin
June 18, 2014

Failure to launch: California brown pelicans’ breeding rates dismal

by Kat Kerlin
June 02, 2014

When eradicating invasive species threatens endangered species recovery

by Kat Kerlin
May 29, 2014

People standing on boards over a river with shacks behind them

Study shows why dengue fever prevention efforts often fail

by Pat Bailey
May 19, 2014

Dry field land stretching to the dry coastal mountains

Scientists forecast economic impacts of the drought on Central Valley agriculture

by Kat Kerlin
May 19, 2014

Man in African costume with spear and shield jumping in the air

Snubbing lion hunters could preserve the endangered animals

by Jeffrey Day
May 14, 2014

Balding man in portrait

Gov. Brown to speak at May 19 climate change event

by Pat Bailey
May 12, 2014

Zebra on savannah with water buffalo

Loss of African wildlife spurs a cascade of consequences in savannas

by Kat Kerlin
May 07, 2014

Man sitting at a glass table holding an magnifying circle over his eye

The Exploratorium and UC Davis announce science and sustainability partnership

by Kat Kerlin
May 02, 2014

Man standing alongside a canal in the wetlands

UC Drought Summit convenes in state Capitol today

by Kat Kerlin
April 25, 2014

Three portraits of a man, a woman and a man

Three tapped for American Academy of Arts and Sciences

by Jeffrey Day
April 23, 2014

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